A fifth suspect in the failed bombing near the United States Embassy in Manila last year has been arrested, Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Tuesday. The suspect was the driver who allegedly arranged the accommodations for those who planned the US Embassy bombing. READ: Man suspected of leaving IED near US embassy arrested | Man who left bomb near US Embassy ‘seen’ in computerized sketchElements of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested Ibrahim inside the Salam Compound in Barangay Culiat Monday evening. They then left it on Roxas Boulevard, some 200 meters from the US Embassy, where it again failed to explode. READ: Third suspect in US Embassy bomb scare arrested | PNP arrests 4th suspect, finds 2nd bomb in Manila terror plotThe IED seized from Ibrahim was the third bomb seized by the police from the group.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 21, 2017 03:13 UTC