Blast rocks Jolo; 1 dead, 2 hurt
Another blast hit the predominantly Muslim town of Jolo in Sulu province, Tuesday morning. An initial report received by ABS-CBN News said the blast took place in downtown Jolo shortly before 8 a.m.
A radio dzMM report said one person died and two persons, including a policeman, was hurt in the blast.
The bomb attack followed the deadly explosion outside the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral in Cotabato City on Sunday morning, which left five people dead and more than 30 others wounded.
Military officials have pointed to the Indonesian-based terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front’s defunct Special Operations Group as possible groups responsible in the attack.
Police spokesman Senior Superintendent Leonardo Espina said charges will be filed against the suspects in the blast as soon as ordnance investigators finish their post-blast investigation.
Espina declined to confirm that the JI is responsible in the blast.
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Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV