ZAMBOANGA CITY: Philippine authorities arrested a suspected Abu Sayyaf Group bomber inside his rented room at a pension house in the southern port city of Zamboanga where security forces seized an improvised explosive device, officials said on Tuesday. “Recovered from the room was a completely assembled improvised explosive device,” Chief Insp. Engeng is being interrogated to determine whether he is a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group or other rebel groups planning an attack on Zamboanga City. It was unclear how Engeng managed to sneak into and assemble the improvised explosive in the hotel. Abu Sayyaf terrorists previously bombed civilian targets in the largely Catholic city of Zamboanga.

Source: Manila Times January 09, 2018 12:22 UTC