Alleged Bondi gunmen acted alone and did not train in the Philippines, police say

The father-and-son duo spent a month in the Philippines before the attack that killed 15 people in Bondi.

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Police also confirmed Sajid Akram, 50, and his son Naveed Akram, 24, travelled to the Philippines on 1 November, landing in the capital Manila before transiting that day to Davao City. They returned to Sydney on 29 November.

The pair did not undergo training or "logistical preparation" in the Philippines for the 14 December attack with early investigations from local authorities suggesting they "rarely left their hotel," police said.

Police have declared the attack - Australia's worst mass shooting since 1996 - a terrorist incident.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett told media on Tuesday that CCTV footage tracking the alleged gunmen's movements in the Philippines had been handed to Australian authorities.