The father and son duo suspected of carrying out a massacre at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Sunday were “driven by Islamic state ideology,” police say, and they recently traveled to a part of the Philippines – which has previously been a hotbed of Islamic extremism.

Telangana Police say Bondi Beach shooting suspect Sajid Akram left Hyderabad in 1998, had limited contact with family in India and lived in Australia for nearly three decades.

The suspected gunmen, who killed at least 15 in the Bondi Beach terror attack in Australia, have been identified as a father-son duo. Sajid Akram was a 50-year-old fruit seller who was killed at the scene,

Sajid was killed by police at the scene, while Naveed, who had been in a coma, regained consciousness on Wednesday and is expected to be questioned once medically cleared.

According to Telangana Police, the attackers have been identified as Sajid Akram, aged 50, and his son Naveed Akram, aged 24. Reports suggest the duo were inspired by Islamic State ideology. Sajid Akram was originally from Hyderabad and completed his B.Com degree there before migrating to Australia in November 1998 in search of employment.

The two gunmen responsible for the Bondi Beach shooting that targeted Sydney’s Jewish community have been identified as a father and son, Naveed and Sajid Akram. The attack left 16 people dead, including a child,

Indian police said on Tuesday that one of the two gunmen behind Australia's Bondi Beach mass shootings, Sajid Akram, was an Indian citizen who had left the country 27 years ago.

Sajid Akram was shot dead during an encounter with police, taking the death toll to 16, while Naveed remains hospitalised under police guard.

Sajid Akram, originally from Hyderabad, India, was a suspect in a mass shooting at Bondi Beach, Australia. He migrated to Australia in 1998 and was radicalized with his son, Naveed. The investigation examines their ties to jihadist networks and their travel to the Philippines for military training.