"The two Bondi beach shooters appeared to be driven by "Islamic State ideology" when they opened fire on Sunday evening, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. Albanese had previously said there was no evidence that the father and son were part of an IS cell. But in an interview with national broadcaster ABC on Tuesday morning, he said "it would appear that this was motivated by Islamic State ideology.""
"The 24-year-old son was investigated by Australia's intelligence agency, ASIO, in 2019. But ASIO didn't put him on a watch list. "He was drawn to their attention because of his association with others," Albanese said. "Two of the people he was associated with were charged and went to jail, but he was not seen at that time to be a person of interest.""
The two Bondi Beach shooters appeared driven by Islamic State ideology when they opened fire on Sunday evening. Two IS flags were found in the shooter's car. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said there was no evidence the father and son belonged to an IS cell but that the attack appeared motivated by Islamic State ideology. The 24-year-old son was investigated by ASIO in 2019 but was not placed on a watch list. Two associates were charged and jailed. Police described the incident as an antisemitic, terrorist act; the 50-year-old father was shot dead by police and the son is in critical but stable condition under guard.
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