ZAMBOANGA CITY — Fear gripped Jolo residents following house-to-house searches conducted by soldiers and police officers in some villages of Jolo on Friday and early Saturday morning. The searches were conducted days after the twin blasts at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, which killed 21 people and wounded at least 111 others. ADVERTISEMENTHindun Angsa, the provincial social welfare officer of Sulu, told the Inquirer that several barangays had been targeted for house-to-house searches, including her village, Barangay Lower Latih, a boundary between Jolo and Patikul. He said a man was arrested but later released as it was a case of mistaken identity. “Only one barangay in Jolo, Alat barangay, was subjected to search,” Tan said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 02, 2019 15:11 UTC