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EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT – Soldiers recover bodies at the scene of an explosion in Jolo City, Sulu Province, southern Philippines, on Monday, August 24, 2020. Bombs exploded in a southern Philippine city on Monday, killing several soldiers and wounding other soldiers. personnel and civilians despite additional security due to threats from Abu Sayyaf militants. (AP Photo / Nickee Butlangan)
MANILA, Philippines – Military and police forces are tracking at least three suspects in last week’s twin explosions that rocked Jolo, Sulu, which resulted in the deaths of 17 people, an official with the Philippine National Police said Sunday. (PNP).
“Suspects identified and in progress who caused the explosion in Sulu. I think there are three in total that are being sought at this time, ”said the police lieutenant. Gen. Camilo Cascolan, PNP deputy chief of administration, said on local radio station dzBB.
(It is still ongoing and there are suspects related to the Sulu bombing. I believe there are three suspects in total who are wanted at this time).
Previous military reports said that the explosions in Jolo, Sulu were carried out by two suicide bombers, said to be supporters of the Islamic State.
On Saturday, Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco offered a P3 million reward to anyone who can provide information on the whereabouts of the brains behind the blasts.
In a Facebook post, Climaco identified Mundi Sawadjaan, deputy leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group, as one of those involved in the Jolo bombing.
Aside from Sawadjaan, the mayor is also offering the same amount of reward to anyone with information leading to the apprehension of suspected Indonesian terrorist Andi Basco, who is also tagged in the Jolo bombing.
The local government is also looking for Reski Fantasya, a suspected Indonesian terrorist and bomb expert, who is tagged in the 2019 Mt. Carmel Cathedral bombing in Jolo. No specific reward was declared for Fantasya’s arrest.
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