MANILA - 1st explosion from bomb in motorcycle rocked Jolo noon Monday
2nd blast a hundred meters away, woman suicide bomber
15 killed — 7 soldiers, 6 civilians, 1 policeman and “suicide bomber”, 75 wounded
mastermind of two blasts same person
bomb maker was Mundi Sawadjaan an Abu Sayyaf leader
Abu Sayyaf allied itself with Islamic State
Sawadjaan relative of Islamic State-Philippine head Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan
who got away from 4 Army intel officers in Jolo
was also behind last year’s suicide bombing in Jolo Cathedral
cathedral bombed in Jan last year, killing 23 people, wounded 102
by 2 Indon suicide bombers
My comments :
This bomb attack shows ISIS tactics. The first bomb attached to a motorbike was an IED (Improvised Explosive Device) which is a favourite of the ISIS.
The second bomb was a female suicide bomber - another tactic of the ISIS.
It looks like ISIS Philippines will soon be challenging Abu Sayyaf for notoriety.
Why now? The Philippine Army had killed an Abu Sayyaf commander recently. This attack was a possible retaliation.
The Philippines has been very badly hit by the corona virus. They have over 194,000 cases with over 3000 deaths.
And hear this folks, about half the working population are unemployed.
In July 2020, adult unemployment in the Philippines rose to 45.5% or 27.3 million.
A 28% increase from 17.1% in December 2019.
Half the unemployment was from BEFORE the corona virus.
The Philippines still has multiple problems to handle.
Sabah better be on alert for any terrorists from the Philippines seeking shelter.
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