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The MILF and the MNLF were later cleared by the Philippine National Police of any involvement in the attacks. Fathur Rahman Al-Ghozi , an Indonesian national and member of the known terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah , was convicted and sentenced to 17 years in prison for illegal possession of explosives in relation to the Rizal Day bombing ...
A bombing occurred where at least 8 people were killed and 40 others injured after a car bomb exploded in Cotabato City, Maguindanao province in the Philippines. [127] [128] It is the worst such attack ever in Cotabato City. [129] The police released photos of suspects the day after the bombing. [129]
A bombing at the Roxas Night Market occurred in Davao City, Philippines, on September 2, 2016, causing at least 14 deaths and 70 injuries. [1] On September 13, 2016, one of those injured, a pregnant woman, died, bringing the death toll up to 15.
Many of the victims were rushed to the Makati Medical Center and the Ospital ng Makati. [4] [5] [6] The National Disaster Coordinating Council, identified 5 of the 11 fatalities as Lester Peregrina, Jose Alan de Jesus, Liza Enriquez and Janine Marcos, and Maureen De Leon. The latter's body was recovered by Philippine National Red Cross rescue ...
The PNP subsequently raided a house not far from the Congress Building, killing three suspected members of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf and confiscating a dozen stickers bearing the logo of the Philippine Congress, a car plate with a number 8 (used by congressmen), an identification card from the House of Representatives, and the plate number ...
The sites of the bombings included the Palace Theater and Joe's Department Store on Carriedo Street, both in the City of Manila; the offices of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Filipinas Orient Airways, and Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company (PhilamLife); the Cubao branch of the Philippine Trust Company (now known as PhilTrust Bank); the Senate ...
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemned a deadly bombing on Sunday, blaming “foreign terrorists,” as police and the military strengthened security in the country’s south and ...
On the same day of the bombing, Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility. [20] The claim of the international group is being validated. [21] [22] Other groups suspected are IS-affiliate Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf. [23] It was speculated that the bombing was a retaliation against the Philippine government.