Israeli and Australian security officials believe the deadly Sydney attack was carried out by ISIS operatives, raising fears of copycat attacks against Jewish targets worldwide.
YONI BEN MENACHEM -- fter the severe terrorist attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, in which 15 people were murdered, new details continue to emerge regarding the circumstances and background behind the assault.
Australia’s ABC network reported overnight that Philippine security and immigration officials confirmed that Sajid and Nawid Akram, identified as the attackers, traveled to the Philippines last month, where they reportedly underwent training with a “military-style” character.
According to the report, Nawid Akram maintained long-standing ties with ISIS-linked figures in Australia, including jihadist preacher Wissam Haddad and Yusuf Obeidat, a known ISIS youth recruiter previously convicted of terrorism-related offenses.
