ASEAN Newspapers- Thur. Aug., 27, 2020- IS owns up to Jolo blast

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IS owns up to Jolo blast

2 female bombers both Filipino widows of Abu Sayyaf terrorists

The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the twin bombings in Jolo, Sulu that claimed the lives of 15 persons and injured scores of others, a US-based organization that monitors online communications among Muslim militant groups said.

IS owns up to Jolo blast — ***PROTECTING JOLO.*** This aerial photo of Jolo, taken from a Twitter account, shows the city’s tightly packed neighborhoods, which were rattled by twin explosions from suicide bombers on Monday, leaving 15 dead, including seven soldiers and a policeman. **AFP**

The IS East Asia province had issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attacks, SITE Intelligence Group posted on its website with the headline “IS supporters celebrate deadly Jolo, Sulu bombings.

”Military officials said known operatives of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group — which has pledged allegiance to IS — under commander Mundi Sawadjaan were behind the blasts, carried out by female suicide bombers.Joint Task Force Sulu commander Brig. Gen. William Gonzales said Wednesday they were pursuing other members of Abu Sayyaf believed to had carried out the bombings.

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