Bondi Beach shooter travelled to Philippines using an Indian passport month before attack

Australian police officials are now investigating the purpose behind a trip made by the father-son duo who carried out the mass shooting at Bondi Beach.

Authorities from the Philippine Immigration Bureau, who spoke to the media, said that the two had travelled to the country between November 1 and 28 using Indian and Australian passports.

According to Spokesperson Dana Sandoval, Sajid Akram, 50, used an Indian passport and his son Naveed Akram, 24, used an Australian one.

Both shooters are reportedly of Pakistani origin.

They had arrived in the country on November 1, ended their trip at Davao and then returned to Sydney.

Davao, located in the east of the main Philippines island, is known to have Islamist militant operations. However, in recent years, their presence has been reduced to small weakened cells on the southern island of Mindanao.

The Philippines military said that they could not confirm if the two have military style training there.

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett said on Tuesday that the two appeared to have been inspired by the Islamic State. The vehicle owned by the younger shooter also contained improvised explosive devices and two homemade flags associated with the ISIS.

New South Wales Police said that the suspects had told family that they were going on a weekend fishing trip, but stayed in a short-term rental in Campsie, where they allegedly planned the attack. Police also recovered two firearms during an investigation into the site.