Seventy mosques in Davao, Philippines, will post photos of the two gunmen who committed the December 14 terror attack targeting a Jewish event at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, in an effort to gain more information about their November stay in the city, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Sheikh Muhammad Yusop Pasigan, a senior Muslim cleric in the city, tells the Australian outlet that the terrorists, a father and son who stayed in Davao for much of November, were “no good – not good people.”
“We will post this above the doors of our mosques, front and back,” he tells the paper. “One of the other measures being implemented is, if there are newcomers at the mosques, we will get their details and identification. If they resist and [cause trouble], we will call 911,” the emergency number.
Davao is on the island of Mindanao, where Islamist groups have historically been active. Australian authorities said the terrorists, Sajid and Naveed Akram, were inspired by the ISIS terror group and had ISIS flags as well as bombs in their car.
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