Jordanian arrested for visa offences after alleged Bondi attackers visited his coffee shop during Philippines stay
The Guardian World
by Carmela FonbuenaMarch 4, 2026
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A Jordanian national whose coffee shop was visited by the alleged gunmen behind December’s Bondi beach terrorist attack – and who frequently traveled to Australia and the Middle East – has been arrested in the Philippines for overstaying his visa.
Authorities investigating the gunmen’s month-long stay in Mindanao Island, in the country’s south, alleged that Mohammad Odeh Saleh, 65, had travelled to Australia in the years before his arrest in Pagadian City on Monday.
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Originally published on The Guardian World on 3/4/2026