Mayor airs appealThe twin explosions at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo on Jan. 27 killed 22 people and left more than 100 others wounded. In an interview with the Inquirer, Tan appealed to local and international human rights groups to come to Jolo and investigate the church bombings. Other people interviewed by the Inquirer could not understand how government security forces in the cordoned-off section, called Walled City, failed to detect the bombs or apprehend their carriers. Saniel called for justice for the victims and for security forces to be made accountable. Pablo Labra II, police director of Sulu, said security forces had imposed a lockdown around the cathedral because of previous bomb threats.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 02, 2019 21:33 UTC