Police Reveal 7 Arrested Men Had ‘Ideological Links’ to Alleged Bondi Terrorists

Police believe the men could have been preparing a second attack on Bondi Beach.
Police Reveal 7 Arrested Men Had ‘Ideological Links’ to Alleged Bondi Terrorists
Police cars at at the scene of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on Dec. 14, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. George Chan/Getty Images
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New South Wales Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson says seven men with alleged Islamic extremist links, arrested in Sydney’s south-west on Dec. 18, may have been planning to travel to Bondi Beach just days after the massacre that claimed 15 innocent lives.

Authorities say the men, who were detained on George Street in Liverpool just before 5 p.m., were known to police, who held “significant concerns” about their decision to travel in a convoy from Victoria to Sydney.
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