The raid in Sydney occurred days after a mass shooting in Bondi Beach killed 15 people, but the police say they have found no connection between the two events so far.

Police intercepted two vehicles in a Sydney suburb based on "information received that a violent act was possibly being planned."

Australian police said that seven men detained in Sydney's southwest on Thursday had ideological connections to the two gunmen who allegedly fired at hundreds celebrating Hanukkah in Bondi Beach, killing 15 people.

The police found two homemade Islamic State flags in the car of the suspects, a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son.

Australian media say the men in the vehicle were believed to have been on their way to Bondi Beach. SYDNEY: Armed Australian police arrested seven men in Sydney's southwest on Thursday (Dec 18) after a tip they may be plotting a "violent act" in the city still reeling from the Bondi Beach shooting.

No connection to Bondi Beach Hanukkah attack immediately identified, law enforcement says; footage shows armed police searching suspects as they lay face down on the road

Two alleged gunmen who attacked a Hanukkah event at Sydney's Bondi Beach had travelled to the Philippines before the assault which killed 15 people and appeared to be inspired by Islamic State, police said on Tuesday.

The two men responsible for the terror attack at Australia's Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah event were father and son, according to police. Sixteen people were killed, and at least 40 others were injured,

Australian officials said the shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration had been carried out by a father and son. More than three dozen people were hospitalized, including a surviving gunman.