PNP releases photos of suspects in Cotabato mall bombing

This man, according to the police, left the improvised explosive device that exploded in the South Seas Mall on Dec. 31./PNP/

(Eagle News)—The police on Saturday, Jan. 5, released pictures of the suspects in the bombing of the South Seas Mall in Cotabato on Dec. 31.

According to the Special Investigation Task Force South Seas, the suspects were caught by footage from the closed-circuit television cameras installed in the mall.

One of the suspects, the one wearing a blue T-shirt, left the explosive in the mall, the police said.

The other, the police said, served as a lookout.

At least two people were killed and several were hurt when  an improvised explosive device exploded in the mall.

The  bombing and terrorist activities in Mindanao prompted the United Kingdom and Australia to  issue advisories to their residents against traveling to parts of Mindanao.

This man, the police said, served as a lookout in the Cotabato mall bombing./PNP/