Twin blasts set off by suspected militants kill 15 people and wound 75 others on the southern Philippine island of Jolo
Soldiers take away a comrade on a stretcher after an improvised bomb exploded next to a military vehicle in the town of Jolo on Sulu island on August 24, 2020.
Monday's twin blasts including a suicide bombing killed 15 people and wounded 75 others on restive southern Philippine island of Jolo.The island in Sulu province is a stronghold of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf, which pledged allegiance to Daesh. A second blast nearby, apparently from a female suicide attacker, occurred about an hour later and killed the bomber and a soldier, Vinluan and other officials said. A third unexploded bomb was reportedly found in a public market. Jolo was immediately placed in a security lockdown by troops and police.
"Authorities are now conducting an investigation, which includes identifying individuals or groups behind these dastardly attacks." There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, but the military blamed an Abu Sayyaf militant commander, Mundi Sawadjaan, for the bombings.
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