By Ely Dumaboc January 27, 2019 - PNA
Jolo, Sulu Cathedral (Photos from United Kabalikat Civicom-Jolo chapter) |
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The death toll in
the twin explosions that ripped through a church in Jolo, Sulu has risen to 17,
which included five soldiers dead, while 57 others were reported wounded,
police said Sunday.
Senior Supt. Pablo Labra II, Sulu police
director, said two improvised explosive devices exploded one after the other at
the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Barangay Walled City, Jolo.
Labra said the first IED exploded around 8:15
a.m. Sunday inside the church and the second, a minute later outside the
cathedral.
Labra said the five slain soldiers belonged
to the Army’s 35th Infantry Battalion and were detailed to secure the church,
while the other 12 fatalities were churchgoers.
Of the 57 wounded, he said 14 are soldiers of
the Army’s 35th Infantry Battalion, one member of the Philippine Coast Guard,
and the 42 others are churchgoers.
Photos from United Kabalikat Civicom-Jolo
chapter
Based on investigation, he said a woman was
seen to have entered the church and pretended to be a devotee prior to the twin
explosions.
He said investigation is still ongoing in a
bid to unmask the identities of the people behind the twin bombings.
Photo from FB post of Clarence Ann Arasad Fullero of Jolo, Sulu |
“We condemn the barbaric act of certain
individuals or group in the cathedral bombing this morning against the
worshippers as they try to sow terror and we should never give in,” Tan said.
(PNA)
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