Military names Sulu attackers: Suicide bomber's widow, Abu Sayyaf leader's wife

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/08/26/20200824-jolo-blast-afp-3.jpg"/><figcaption>The bodies of victims (C) lie on the pavement as police and military personnel cordon off the site where an improvised bomb exploded next to a military vehicle in the town of Jolo on Sulu island on August 24, 2020. - At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded -- many of them soldiers or police -- in a twin bombing on August 24 on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist militants, officials said. Nickee Butlangan, AFP</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA -- The double bombing that killed 14 people in Sulu province this week was the handiwork of the widow of a Filipino suicide bomber and the wife of an Abu Sayyaf leader, a military official said Wednesday. Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said the 2 suspects were: - a certain &quot;Nanah&quot;, wife of Abu Talha, a subleader of an Abu Sayyaf unit; and - an alias &quot;Inda Nay&quot;, widow of Norman Lasuca, who set off a bomb strapped to his torso in Indanan town in June 2019, killing 6 people. The 2 women were the targets of 4 soldiers before they were killed by policemen in Sulu in June, he told ABS-CBN News. Authorities initially said a female bomber on Monday blew herself up while authorities cordoned off the town plaza of Jolo after a homemade bomb strapped to a motorcycle exploded. The Bangsamoro police later said both blasts could have been carried out by suicide bombers. Eight members of the security forces and 6 civilians were killed in the apparently coordinated blasts. Among the 75 wounded were 48 civilians, 21 soldiers and 6 police. Sobejana said witness testimony and CCTV footage showed the first bomb had been detonated by a suicide attacker.&quot;It has been validated,&quot; Sobejana told reporters. President Rodrigo Duterte will consider the military and national police&#x27;s recommendation to declare martial law in Sulu, Malacañang said Wednesday. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/26/20/martial-law-proposal-in-sulu-gets-pnp-backing">Martial law proposal in Sulu gets PNP backing</a></li></ul>No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but Lieutenant Colonel Ronaldo Mateo said Monday that Abu Sayyaf was &quot;most probably&quot; behind the bombing. Sobejana said martial law should be imposed &quot;to bring back normality and for us to really control the movement of people&quot;.Listed by the United States as a terrorist organisation, Abu Sayyaf is a loose network of Islamic militants blamed for the Philippines&#x27; worst terror attacks as well as kidnappings of foreign tourists and Christian missionaries.Monday&#x27;s explosions happened near a Catholic cathedral in Jolo where two suicide bombers blew themselves up in January 2019 killing 21 people. It was blamed on a group linked to Abu Sayyaf. <div>With reports from Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News; and Agence France-Presse </div>

The double bombing that killed 14 people in Sulu province this week was the handiwork of the widow of a Filipino suicide bomber and the wife of an Abu Sayyaf leader, a military official said Wednesday.

The double bombing that killed 14 people in Sulu province this week was the handiwork of the widow of a Filipino suicide bomber and the wife of an Abu Sayyaf leader, a military official said Wednesday.

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Military names Sulu attackers: Suicide bomber's widow, Abu Sayyaf leader's wife

Military names Sulu attackers: Suicide bomber's widow, Abu Sayyaf leader's wife

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Published Aug 26, 2020 01:06 PM PHT

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