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(Eagle News)–Five soldiers were killed and five others were injured in a clash with Abu Sayyaf members led by one of the men allegedly behind the Jolo, Sulu twin blasts on Saturday, Feb. 2. Col. Gerry Besana, Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command spokesperson, said in an interview over radio dzbb that three Abu Sayyaf members led by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan were also killed and more than 15 bandits were injured, including a “high-value target,” […]
(Eagle News) — An Indonesian couple assisted by local terrorists carried out the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that left at least 20 people dead, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said on Friday, Feb. 1. In an interview over CNN Philippines, Año said the purpose of Abu Huda and his wife, who has not been named yet, was to “set an example and induce Filipinos to become suicide bombers.” He said the male Indonesian had been staying in […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday, Feb. 1, said he was convinced the Jolo, Sulu cathedral attack that left several dead was a case of suicide bombing. Lorenzana said his statement on who was behind the attack on the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral on Sunday, Jan. 27, was based on the “evidence at hand,” mainly the body parts that were found inside and outside the cathedral. “According to the forensic […]
(Eagle News) — The Sulu police on Friday, Feb. 1, said at least two people may be behind the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 22 people. According to Senior Supt. Pablo Labra, Sulu provincial police director, based on testimonies from witnesses, a woman wearing a gray jacket with a hood and who appeared to be carrying a bag that was hidden in her jacket, entered the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral prior […]
(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) –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) — Two of the persons who were caught on closed-circuit television camera in the vicinity of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel prior to the blasts have surrendered to authorities. The two, however, turned themselves in reportedly to clear their names. The police has said one of the three individuals caught on CCTV was a member of the Ajang-Ajang group, a faction of the Abu Sayyaf group. The incident, which killed at least […]
Zamboanga PNP: Incident not linked to Jolo, Sulu blasts so far (Eagle News)—Two people were killed and several were hurt after a grenade thrown inside a mosque in Zamboanga exploded early Wednesday, Jan. 30. The fatalities in the incident in Barangay Talon-talon past midnight were identified as Habil Rex, 46, and Bato Sattal, 47. Those hurt were initially identified as Yasson Asgali, Albani Jikilani, Paulo Salahuddin and Amidz Kassara. The victims were allegedly sleeping when the […]
(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 […]
(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)—President Rodrigo Duterte was “angry, disappointed” upon learning of the bombings in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 20 and injured 81 others. “He was so angry, for one. For another, he is so disappointed that despite the movement to tread the path towards peace and development, there are still certain forces in that region who sow terror and kill and murder people,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, Duterte has “already ordered […]
