‘It looks very haphazard’: doubts cast on reports claiming alleged Bondi shooters may have met IS in the Philippines

Former jihadi says if Naveed and Sajid Akram had no links to terror group, it would be near impossible to meet with its representatives in the Philippines Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast A former jihadi who claims to have knowledge of how the Islamic State works in the Philippines says he believes it’s unlikely the alleged Bondi gunmen met with the group when they “haphazardly” travelled to the country before the attack. Authorities have confirmed the alleged father-and-son terrorists, Naveed and Sajid Akram, travelled to the Philippines on 1 November and flew out of the country on 28 November – weeks before the massacre at the Chanukah by the Sea event. Continue reading...