India, Dec. 19 -- Australia has detained seven men in Liverpool for having 'extremist Islamic ideology'. As per a report by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the seven men were arrested on Thursday by heavily armed officers.

Speaking to ABC Radio, a senior New South Wales police officer stated that investigators believe the seven detained men were en-route to Bondi and may be linked with he two shooters - Sajid and Naveed Akram.

"We have some indication that Bondi was one of the locations they might be visiting yesterday but with no specific intent in mind or proven at this stage," said NSW Deputy Police Commissioner David Hudson to ABC Radio Sydney.

As per local reports, the seven men were detained under the terrorism and national ...