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(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has cleared the four men who were earlier linked to the Jolo, Sulu blasts. Senior Supt. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, said Alshaber Arbi, 18; Gerry Isnajil; Alsimar Mohammad Albi, 24; and Julius Abdulzam Albi, 17; who all figured in footage from a closed-circuit television camera at the blasts site, were released on Wednesday night. Authorities earlier said they were members of the Ajang-Ajang group of the Abu Sayyaf, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is standing by its initial claim the Abu Sayyaf was a suspect in the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 21 people. According to PNP chief Oscar Albayalde, government security operations were ongoing against alias Kamah, an alleged leader of the Ajang-Ajang group of the Abu Sayyaf. Local authorities earlier said alias “Kamah” was the man wearing a green jacket in footage from a closed-circuit television camera […]
(Eagle News) –Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said reports a Yemeni couple who committed suicide bombing was behind the blasts at a Jolo, Sulu cathedral have yet to be validated. He said for this, a body part found at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel cathedral will undergo DNA testing. “(May) kalahati ng mukha ng tao nasa SOCO (Scene of the Crime Operations) (that) you cannot identify, nobody (is claiming him or her yet)…So we’re trying […]
(Eagle News)—-One person was killed after government security forces on Tuesday, Jan. 29, raided the house of one of the suspects in the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 21. Suspect alias Kamah’s relative, Ommal Yusop, died after security forces were forced to retaliate when he resisted arrest, a report on GMA’s Unang Balita said. Alias Kamah and another, however, were able to flee, the report said. Recovered from his residence in Patikul […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, said it was possible the four teenagers, who authorities earlier said were behind the Jolo, Sulu blasts over the weekend, were actually innocent. PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac made the admission after a reporter noted what appeared to be the shocked reactions of three of the four teenagers to the second blast at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, based on footage from a […]
It is a “plain act of terrorism,” PNP says (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, said the bombings in Jolo, Sulu were “definitely not related” to the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. According to Senior Supt. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, based on their investigation, “this is just a plain act of terrorism on the part of the suspects.” “Planado ito. Ang pambobomba ay a result of months of planning,” […]
(Eagle News) — “Destroy” the Abu Sayyaf. President Rodrigo Duterte gave this order to the government security forces on Monday, Jan. 28, following the deadly blasts at a Sulu cathedral that killed at least 21 and injured several others. Duterte gave the order after inspecting the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral and visiting the relatives of the victims of the blasts, which police have initially attributed to a faction of the Abu Sayyaf. Philippine […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, said the recent blasts in Sulu and North Cotabato were so far not related. “It is still too early to say that the recovered items are connected to Jolo bombing incident considering the distance,” Senior Supt. Bernard Batac, PNP spokesperson, said in a message to reporters. The two blasts in Sulu took place at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo town […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu on Sunday, Jan. 27, has risen to 21. The latest fatality in the explosions at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral was a senior high school student, authorities said. The explosions injured at least 81 people as of Sunday, Jan. 27. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said one of the […]
(Eagle News)–The military has released pictures of three of the four suspects in the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 20 people. The pictures were based on footage from a closed-circuit television camera that captured what could be the actual detonation of the second explosive device at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral. One of the suspects was seen giving something to another before he ran away following the explosions. […]
(Eagle News) — The military has rescued an Indonesian national who had been held hostage by Abu Sayyaf members for four months. In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Mindanao Command said Juragan Kapal Samsul Saguni was rescued by the 5th Infantry Division and 11th Infantry Division on Tuesday, Jan. 15, in Sulu. The Wesmincom said the rescue was made possible by former Sulu gov. Abdul Sakur Tan. According to the Wesmincom, […]
(Eagle News)—The military on Wednesday, Dec. 19, said the wife and the daughters of a suspected Abu Sayyaf member were “rescued” from a crossfire in Patikul, Sulu. Manah Solaiman, 27; and daughters Raiza and Pirhana were hiding in the mangroves when they were found by authorities during an encounter between them and the suspected Abu Sayyaf members on Minis Island on December 13. Solaiman is the wife of suspected Abu Sayyaf member Jackie Solaiman alias Jackie Chan, […]
