Spending by Bondi shooters Sajid Akram and Naveed Akram in a Philippines terror hotspot should have been flagged by Australia’ financial monitoring system, industry sources say, with experts questioning how the men avoided raising the suspicion of intelligence agencies despite weeks on the ground.

Father-son gunmen Sajid and Naveed Akram travelled to the Philippines to receive "military-style training" in the month before they killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach, security sources have confirmed.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the terror attack on Jewish people at Bondi Beach was "motivated by ISIS ideology."

Philippines President Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos Jr has dismissed as “misleading” claims the country is an “ISIS training hotspot” after his own immigration bureau confirmed the father and son Bondi Beach gunmen travelled to the southern province of Mindanao last month,

Bondi Beach terrorism suspect Naveed Akram has been charged following the devastating attack in which he and his father allegedly murdered 15 people.

BONDI Beach gunman Naveed Akram had pledged allegiance to Islamic State, authorities believe. Akram, 24, was investigated by Australian spy agency the ASIO in 2019. Naveed’s father, Sajid

Police said the shooting, which injured at least 40 people, was a terrorist attack targeting the Jewish community. A gunman was killed.