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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Manman Dejeto in Davao City and Carmela Fonbuena

Bondi terror suspects spent whole Philippines visit in city and rarely left hotel, staff and police say

GV hotel seen from a busy street
Staff at the GV Hotel in Davao City in the Philippines said Sajid and Naveed Akram rarely left their room and did not have any visitors. Photograph: Manman Dejeto

The Bondi terror attacks suspects spent their entire four-week visit to the Philippines in Davao City, rarely leaving their hotel except for an hour or so at a time, and never talking to any other guests or receiving visitors, according to Philippine police and hotel staff.

The initial police investigation casts more light on the four-week trip by the alleged gunmen, the father and son Sajid and Naveed Akram, amid speculation that they went to the Philippines to receive military training from Islamist groups believed to operate in the country.

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