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No evidence backing claims Bondi Beach shooters trained in terror activities in PH —AFP
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is validating reports that two suspects in the Bondi Beach shooting stayed in Davao City as tourists from November 1 to 28.
However, AFP spokesperson Colonel Francel Margareth Padilla stated that there is no evidence to support claims that the suspects underwent terrorist training in the Philippines.
Padilla cited a significant decrease in the strength and capabilities of local terrorist groups (LTGs), noting that only about 50 LTG members remain fragmented.
She emphasized that intelligence operatives are actively investigating the matter with strong coordination between local and international agencies.
Australian media identified the shooters as Sajid Akram and Naveed Akram, who killed 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed that Indian nationals Sajid Akram, 59, and his son Naveed Akram, 24, visited the Philippines from November 1 to 28 before carrying out the Bondi Beach terror attack.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is investigating reports that the two suspects linked to the Bondi Beach mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, visited the Philippines recently.
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President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has strongly rejected claims that the Philippines is an "ISIS training hotspot," calling such allegations unacceptable and dismissive of the country's security gains.
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The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney is coordinating with Australian authorities to determine if any Filipinos were among the casualties of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach.
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Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodora Lazaro spoke with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong to express the Philippines' sympathies following the Bondi Beach terror attack.
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