AUTHORITIES have arrested four suspects in the September 2 bombing of a night market in Davao City that killed 15 people and wounded 69 others – one of the worst terror attacks in recent years in President Rodrigo Duterte’s home city. The military also claimed the attack was staged in retaliation for the heavy casualties suffered by the Maute group in Butig, Lanao del Sur. Operations in August 2016 resulted in the capture of eight Maute members at a checkpoint on August 22. Ten other members of the Maute Group are said to have participated in the Davao City bombing. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, the presidential daughter, lauded the arrest of the blast suspects.

Source: Manila Times October 07, 2016 17:11 UTC