At least 14 persons were killed and 75 wounded, including members of the security forces and civilians, in twin bombings on Monday involving a suicide attacker on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist militants, officials said. The apparently coordinated attacks happened in Jolo in Muslim-majority Sulu, where government-backed security forces have long been fighting the Abu Sayyaf group. Abu Sayyaf was “most probably” behind the double bombing, Mateo said. Monday’s attacks come after the arrest earlier this month of an Abu Sayyaf leader on the southern island of Mindanao. It was blamed on a group linked to Abu Sayyaf.

Source: Punch August 24, 2020 11:48 UTC