Army releases images of teen suspects in Jolo bombing

The Army released Monday night the images of three of the four suspects in the bombings on Sunday of the Jolo Cathedral, that left 20 people killed and at least 100 others injured, as captured by a nearby closed-circuit television camera (CCTV camera).


Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano said during a press briefing in Jolo that police investigators are already probing on the suspect.

Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said in the same press conference that investigators also "are looking at a group" behind the bombing, citing information he received from the provincial police director of Sulu.

Disclosing details of their initial investigation, Albayalde said the substance used in the bombing was indeed large, noting shrapnel from the explosives reached several feet from the origin of the blasts.


He also said the devises might have been activated through a cellphone, considering the timing of the explosions.  The first blast rocked the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel around 8:58 a.m. Sunday, followed by another explosion at its parking lot around 12 to 15 seconds later.


Albayalde further said authorities are also looking at possible lapses of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the PNP in securing the area prior to the incident. [Catherine Gonzales, Inquirer.net]