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Bondi attack suspects had no visitors and barely left hotel during month-long Philippines stay, employee says

Headline from KTVZ Bend, on the newest of 2 developments

By Jinky Jorgio, Sandi Sidhu, CNN Manila (CNN) — The father and son suspected of carrying out Sunday’s Bondi Beach massacre holed up in a hotel for most of their almost month-long stay in the Philippines in November, rarely left their rooms and dined on fast food, a hotel employee has told CNN.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Philippines confirms visit by alleged Bondi gunmen amid terrorism concerns

    Headline from Al-Monitor ·

  2. Newest

    Bondi attack suspects had no visitors and barely left hotel during month-long Philippines stay, employee says

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

Reports & sources

15 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al-Monitor

    Philippines confirms visit by alleged Bondi gunmen amid terrorism concerns (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    MANILA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - The Philippines Bureau of Immigration ​said on Tuesday that the ​two alleged gunmen behind the mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi ⁠Beach travelled to the Philippines on November 1 aboard Philippine Airlines Flight PR212 from Sydney to Manila and ​onward to Davao.

  2. Fox News

    Police: Bondi Beach shooting suspects had bombs, ISIS flags and recently traveled to Philippines (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Bondi Beach gunmen had bombs, ISIS flags and foreign ties, police say

  3. Al-Monitor

    Australia police says Bondi attack gunmen travelled to Philippines (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    SYDNEY, Dec 16 (Reuters) - ​Australian police ​said on ⁠Tuesday that the two alleged gunmen behind ​the mass ‍shooting at ​Sydney's Bondi Beach travelled to the Philippines ⁠last month, and that the reasons for their trip were under investigation.

  4. The Guardian

    Bondi beach attack: police focus on attackers’ visit to Philippines (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Investigators also examine Isis link after finding flag in car registered to one of the gunmen

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Bondi Beach suspects visited Philippines before shooting – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Australia's prime minister said the killing of 15 people at a Jewish Hannukah festival appeared "motivated by Islamic State ideology." The two suspects spent nearly all of November in the Philippines.

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Bondi attack suspects had no visitors and barely left hotel during month-long Philippines stay, employee says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Jinky Jorgio, Sandi Sidhu, CNN Manila (CNN) — The father and son suspected of carrying out Sunday’s Bondi Beach massacre holed up in a hotel for most of their almost month-long stay in the Philippines in November, rarely left their rooms and dined on fast food, a hotel employee has told CNN.

  7. NBC News

    Mysterious Philippines trip becomes focus of probe into Bondi attack suspects (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Bondi Beach shooting suspects' stay at the GV Hotel in Davao, the Philippines, is being probed by Australian authorities.A father and son checked into a low-key budget hotel in Davao, in the southern Philippines, on Nov.

  8. CBS News

    Philippine hotel in Davao City says Bondi Beach suspects stayed for a month and were there every night (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The father and son suspects in the Bondi Beach terror attack spent most of November in a hotel in the Philippines, but the reason for their visit remains unclear.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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