Bondi terror suspects allegedly used rural farm to practice shooting
Residents living around rural farmland allegedly used by the Bondi terrorist attack suspects have left rattled by a boosted police presence in the area.
The suspected training ground for alleged terrorist Naveed Akram and his father Sajid is nestled in rugged private bushland in the NSW Southern Tablelands.
The exact location, about an hour outside Goulburn, is being kept private for the safety of locals.
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The exact location is being kept private for the safety of rattled locals but it is a little over an hour outside Goulburn. The Sydney Morning Herald
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Residents said the normally quiet farmland has been buzzing with officers since the terror attack on December 14.
Court documents claim the father and son were practicing shooting high-powered rifles on the farm two months earlier.
There is no suggestion the owner of the land is involved in any wrongdoing.
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Court documents show the father and son practicing shooting high-powered rifles on the farm two months earlier. 9News
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Almost three weeks since the terror attack, one of the victims has been released from St Vincent's Hospital and the condition of another has improved.
The effects of the massacre are lingering across the city.
NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley said tactical officers with long-arm rifles would patrol Sydney Cricket Ground for the first day of the Ashes series.
"We will be having a very strong police presence at the cricket, right throughout the series," Catley said.
The public is being told the increased police presence isn't in response to a specific threat.
"I want people to understand, the police are there to protect them," Catley said.
"If they give someone a direction, then please take their direction and do as they ask."
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