The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has sent a cable of condolence to President Rodrigo Duterte of the Republic of the Philippines on the news of two attacks on a church in Southern Philippines which resulted in deaths and injuries. In the cable, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques said: "We have learned of the news of two attacks on a church in Southern Philippines and resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. We condemn this heinous criminal act. In our own name and on behalf of the government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, we express our utmost and sincere condolences to Your Excellency, the families of victims and the people of The Philippines, wishing a speedy recovery for the injured."