No way father-and-son in Bondi Beach shooting trained in PH, says Año

Sajid Akram and his son Naveed, the persons behind the Bondi Beach shooting that killed 16 and wounded over 40 in Sydney, Australia, went through the regular procedures at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport when they arrived in the country in November.

According to JP Soriano's report on "24 Oras," National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano said there was no way they could have trained in Maguindanao before the deadly shooting.

“There were no restrictions on their part so they came here as father and son,” shared MIAA General Manager Eric Ines.

Footage also showed Sajid carrying luggage while they headed to the Baggage Room area, but was shown without any luggage during Customs.

“Tuloy-tuloy sa customs, wala naman silang naging problem,” said Ines.

(They just went through customs, and they didn’t seem to have any problems.)

Earlier, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported that the suspects stayed in Davao City for almost a month before returning to Sydney, Australia.

Año said they jogged around Davao City every day during their stay.

They also didn't show up in any of the seven shooting ranges in the city.

"There is no way that they can, or they have undergone any training in Maguindanao. Maybe they are using the internet heavily, maybe they are talking to somebody else, but on other physical activities, wala na. (there was none),” Año shared.

While there were no clear details regarding their returning flight from Davao to Manila, MIAA said that the suspects had also gone through regular departure procedures on their flight from Manila to Sydney on November 28.

The suspects would be behind the Bondi Beach shooting that would kill 16 people and leave more than 40 injured on December 14.

Earlier, the Philippine government had rejected claims from international media dubbing the country as an “ISIS training hotspot” after it was revealed that the gunmen had travelled to the Philippines prior to the shooting.

While the police said that they are conducting a probe into the visit of the two suspects, Malacanañg had said that it was not considered a serious security concern. —Jiselle Anne C. Casucian/NB, GMA Integrated News