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7 Davao blast suspects to face multiple murder raps

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="und">PNP&#x27;s prime suspect in the Davao blast <a href="https://t.co/SP4GisajMQ">pic.twitter.com/SP4GisajMQ</a></p>— Jeff Canoy (@jeffcanoy) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffcanoy/status/773457267526135813">September 7, 2016</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to file multiple murder complaints Wednesday against a primary suspect and six other people tagged in the September 2 bombing of Davao City.</p><p>The seven suspects were identified by the victims of the deadly explosion, Davao City police chief, Senior Superintendent Michael John Dubria said.</p><p>&quot;We have substantial affidavits ready for filing of the case,&quot; Dubria said in a press conference with other security units.</p><p>Dubria, however, said they were still investigating the affiliations of the primary suspect -- a man believed to have left the bomb at the packed Roxas Night Market.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wHFORPxVl-g" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>They were also verifying if the man is still in Davao City.</p><p>Police earlier released a cartographic sketch of the primary suspect who has a slim built, is between 5&#x27;7 to 5&#x27;8 in height and is around the age of 30.</p><div><strong>LOOK:</strong> <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/07/16/look-artists-sketch-of-davao-blast-suspect" target="_blank">Artist&#x27;s sketch of Davao blast suspect</a></div><div><strong>BLAST MASTERMIND?</strong></div><p>Dubria also clarified that their investigation does not cover Talitay Vice Mayor Abdulwahab Sabal of Maguindanao, who is suspected of masterminding the blast.</p><p>Sabal, who was <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/09/16/alleged-narco-vice-mayor-on-duterte-list-arrested" target="_blank"><strong>arrested</strong></a> outside the Cotabato Airport in Datu Odin Sinsuat on Saturday, is now under police custody at Camp Crame.</p><p>Sabal and his brother, Talitay Mayor Montasir Sabal, had been tagged as drug coddlers by President Rodrigo Duterte in August.</p><p>Dubria said the national police headquarters will look into the alleged links of Sabal to the Davao bombing.</p><div><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/09/02/16/andanar-asg-drug-lords-may-be-behind-davao-blast" target="_blank"><strong>Andanar: ASG, drug lords may be behind Davao blast</strong></a></div><p>In the meantime, authorities have boosted checkpoints, intelligence gathering operations and other security checks in the city.</p><p>Col. Erwin Bernard Neri, head of Task Force Davao told the public: &quot;We really have to cooperate to secure and save the city.&quot;</p><p>The death toll in the powerful explosion has reached 15 after an injured pregnant woman passed away on Tuesday.</p><p>The bombing also injured 60 other people, prompting President Duterte to declare a state of national emergency due to lawless violence.</p>

<p>The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to file multiple murder complaints Thursday against a primary suspect and six other people tagged in the September 2 bombing of Davao City.</p>

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to file multiple murder complaints Thursday against a primary suspect and six other people tagged in the September 2 bombing of Davao City.