Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday said an “Indonesian couple” was behind the bombing of the Catholic church in Jolo, Sulu province, on Sunday that killed 22 people and wounded 123 others. Speaking to the delegates in the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order in Palo, Leyte province, on Friday, Año said the Indonesians were assisted by Abu Sayyaf bandits. ADVERTISEMENT“[I]t was the Abu Sayyaf [members] who guided them, studied the target, did reconnaissance and surveillance work, and brought the couple inside the cathedral,” he said. Setting an example“The purpose of the [Indonesian] couple is to set an example and influence Filipinos to become suicide bombers,” Año said, adding that no Filipino has conducted a suicide bombing so far. The Jolo twin bombings, the Zamboanga mosque blast and the Lamitan bombing last year “were all DI projects,” Año said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 01, 2019 23:14 UTC