Bondi Terror Suspects Confirmed to Have Visited Southern Philippines Before Attack

The Philippines is also home to a major ISIS network.

Australia's flag is seen next to floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney, Australia on Dec. 16, 2025. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

The father and son duo who carried out the Bondi mass shooting on Dec. 14 travelled to the southern Philippines in November, a hotbed for ISIS activity.

According to the Filipino Bureau of Immigration, Naveed Akram, 24, and his late father, Sajid Akram, 50, flew to Davao City in the Mindanao region, and remained in the country from Nov. 1 to 28.