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What We Know About the Bondi Beach Gunmen

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Mourners at Bondi in Sydney on Dec. 15.Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg

The search for answers after the horrific shooting in Australia is leading investigators on a trail that spans across Asia, though hard questions are being asked at home.

Homemade Islamic State flags were found in a vehicle registered to one of the gunmen blamed for killing 15 people at a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration Sunday, Australian authorities said Tuesday. The father and son attackers had also traveled to an area of the Philippines last month where Islamic State-aligned groups have operated, officials in Manila said.