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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 military clashed with alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf’s Ajang-Ajang group, which has been tagged as a suspect in the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 21 over the weekend. In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Mindanao Command said the clash between soldiers of the 1st Scout Ranger Battalion and around 20 members of the group under Macrin took place at 7:20 a.m. in Barangay Latih, Patikul, Sulu. […]
(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 […]
