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A day after the deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Australia claimed the lives of 16 people, investigators are probing the suspects’ link to ISIS after they reportedly found a flag of the extremist group. According to ABC News Australia, the authorities recovered the flag from the car of the attackers.
While speaking at the press conference along with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday, New South Wales police commissioner Mal Lanyon said the authorities are ’thoroughly’ conducting an investigation. When asked if the suspect had ’extremist views,’ Lanyon avoided commenting on the matter and said he would provide more information through the course of the probe.
“We did hear last night that a lot of information was coming forward. I want to make sure that it’s accurate,” Lanyon said. “That’s all part of the investigation. As I just said before, I’d rather not comment on that right at the moment. Obviously, we will look at the motives behind this attack, and I think that’s really important as part of the investigation. Our investigation will be thorough, and we will be happy to provide further information,” he added.
The suspect had a license to carry firearms
Authorities noted that Sajid was a licensed firearm owner with six guns and was shot dead by police at the scene of the attack. Meanwhile, another suspect named Naveed is critically wounded and in the hospital under police guard. The authorities maintained that he would face charges if he survives.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told reporters that the father first came to Australia back in 1998 on a student visa. In 2001, he obtained a visa granted to the partners of Australian citizens or permanent residents. Since then, the government says he travelled overseas three times.
The guns have since been recovered by the authorities, and the pair’s home has been raided, along with an AirBnB where they were staying before the attack. According to ABC News, Naveed had been probed by ASIO, the country’s domestic intelligence agency, in 2019 for his close ties to an ISIS cell.
As per the report, Naveed was close to members of the cell, including Isaac El Matari, an ISIS terrorist arrested that year, who identified himself as the group’s head in Australia. Matari is currently serving a seven-year prison sentence. “One of these individuals was known to us, but not in an immediate-threat perspective, so we need to look into what happened here,” ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess said on Sunday. Meanwhile, Albanese confirmed Monday that the son — named in local media as Naveed Akram — came to the attention of Australia’s security services back in 2019.
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