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Suspected Abu bandit killed in Sulu shootout; suicide bombers' daughter rescued

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Posted at Jun 24 06:19 PM

A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf group was killed in a shootout with the military in Barangay Bangkal, Patikul, Sulu on Wednesday night, officials said. Read more »

9 women tagged as 'potential suicide bombers' nabbed in Sulu - military

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Posted at Feb 23 03:54 PM

Government forces apprehended 9 women in Sulu who are considered “potential” suicide bombers, the military said Tuesday. Read more »

Indonesian tagged as suicide bomber, 2 others nabbed in Sulu: military

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Updated as of Oct 12 08:16 AM

(2nd UPDATE) An Indonesian female alleged to be a suicide bomber was arrested along with two other women in Jolo, Sulu, early Saturday morning, the military said. Read more »

9 cops who killed Sulu soldiers charged with administrative case

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Posted at Sep 07 12:13 PM

The Philippine National Police said Tuesday it has filed administrative charges against 9 policemen involved in the killing of 4 soldiers in Jolo town, Sulu last June. Read more »

Jolo bombers nasa Sulu pa, heightened alert itinaas sa NCR: Banac

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Updated as of Sep 01 10:51 AM

MAYNILA - Malaki ang paniwala ng Philippine National Police (PNP) na hindi pa nakakalabas ng bansa ang mga teroristang responsable sa kambal na pagsabog sa Jolo, Sulu.   Read more »

Mindanao military official shuns martial law for Sulu

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Updated as of Aug 27 10:42 AM

A military official in the south rejected Thursday calls from higher-ups to place Sulu province under martial law after a double bombing killed at least 15 people there. Read more »

Kamag-anak? Military checks if Jolo suicide bombers, cops who killed soldiers have blood ties

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Posted at Aug 27 10:15 AM

MANILA -- The military is investigating the suspected blood ties of 2 women who carried out a deadly double bombing in Jolo, Sulu this week and the policemen who earlier gunned down 4 soldiers, an official said Thursday.  Read more »

Jolo twin blasts, 2019 church bombing have same mastermind: military

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 27 07:46 AM

One mastermind orchestrated the double bombing that killed 15 people in Jolo, Sulu this week and the deadly explosions near a church there last year, a military official said Thursday. Read more »

Military, police ramp up search for more suspects in Jolo bombings

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 06:26 PM

Philippine authorities are searching for more suspects involved in Monday's twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu that left scores of security forces and civilians killed and wounded, the deadliest such attack in the country this year. Read more »

'Sayang': 4 soldiers slain by cops were tracking Jolo suicide bombers, says Army chief

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Posted at Aug 25 03:59 PM

The 4 soldiers killed in the hands of policemen last June were pursuing the 2 female suicide bombers that carried out the twin bombings in Jolo, the chief of the Philippine Army said Tuesday. Read more »