A Muslim cemetery in western Sydney has been desecrated with decapitated pigs’ heads following a mass shooting on a beach in Sydney, local media reported on Monday.
A video on Monday showed a Muslim cemetery in the suburb of Narellan vandalised with butchered pigs’ heads and body parts following the mass shooting in Bondi Beach, according to local news website news.com.au.
In a statement, police said Monday that they received reports of animal remains left at the entrance to a cemetery on Richardson Road, Narellan.
“Officers attended and found several pig heads at the scene. Police immediately commenced an investigation into the incident,” the statement read.
“The pig heads have since been removed and disposed of appropriately,” the police added, mentioning that inquiries were ongoing into the incident.
It comes a day after Australian police said two shooters, a 50-year-old man and his 24-year-old son, opened fire along Bondi Beach in Sydney on Sunday evening, killing 15 people and injuring 42 others who were taken to the hospital for treatment.
One of the two shooters was killed, while the other sustained critical wounds, police said, declaring the incident a “terrorist act.”
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Ahmad Hraichie, a prominent Muslim funeral director posted photos on Instagram and condemned the act as “senseless and hateful,” “pure stupidity,” and something that “fuels anger, pain, and division.”
He stated: “To whoever did this: you have proven nothing except hatred. You are not a solution to any problem — you are part of the problem.”
The Australian National Imams Council and other Muslim leaders condemned the vandalism.
Political leaders and police have appealed for calm, with ongoing inquiries into the hate crime.
