Soldiers from the Philippines Army's 2nd Mechanized Infantry Division fire mortars towards the positions of members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants during clashes in Maguindanao, Philippines July 4, 2018. (Reuters file photo)MANILA: The Philippine police chief says criminal complaints have been filed against 43 Muslim militants from two armed groups linked to the Islamic State group for two bomb attacks in the country's south, including a suspected suicide bombing that killed 11 people. Police Director General Oscar Albayalde said Monday that murder complaints were filed against 18 suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf for a powerful blast on July 31 that killed 11 people in Lamitan city on Basilan island. The lone foreign militant, who drove the bomb-laden van, died in the suspected suicide attack. Police are searching for two suspects in a bombing in the Philippines that killed at least two people pic.twitter.com/bLZ7EuA5kn — TRT World (@trtworld) August 29, 2018

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2018 05:17 UTC