Jordanian arrested for visa offences after alleged Bondi attackers visited his coffee shop during Philippines stay

<p>Military used in arrest of Mohammad Odeh Saleh, owner of business allegedly visited by the Akrams before Australia’s deadliest terror attack </p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/04/politics-live-albanese-prime-minister-question-time-angus-taylor-cost-of-living-middle-east-work-from-home-victoria-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/04/jordanian-national-arrested-philippines-suspected-akrams-alleged-bondi-shooting-attackers-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

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