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Two killed in second Mindanao bombing
 [Latin American Herald Tribune] The number of people killed in a bomb attack in the southern Philippine city of Isulan increased to two on Monday while 14 others were injured. The attack, which occurred on Sunday night, was the second in less than a week after a similar incident five days earlier killed three people and injured around 30.An 18 year old died in the explosion while another succumbed to his wounds at a hospital in Isulan, capital of Sultan Kudarat province, where four of those injured were in critical condition. An improvised explosive device went off between an internet cafe and department stores in the center of Isulan. The blast occurred in the same area that another bomb went off on August 28, killing three people and wounding 36 during harvest festival celebrations. No militant group has so far claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack, however authorities suspect the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, an Islamic State affiliated group. National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde condemned the attack and said the number of security patrols has been increased in the Muslim-majority region of Mindanao which has suffered four attacks in a month. He also announced the resignation of the provincial director of the national police in Sultan Kudarat and the police chief of Isulan for their ineffectiveness in preventing the attacks. On August 31, a group of unidentified armed men kidnapped the head of a civilian armed movement and his wife in the town of Sirawi in Bangsamoro, where they also murdered six people. On July 31, a van explosion killed ten people on Basilan island. The Army blamed the Abu Sayyaf. Posted by: ryuge 2018-09-04 |
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