ZAMBOANGA
CITY – A roadside explosion on Monday injured 2 followers of a municipal deputy
mayor in the restive province of Basilan in the Muslim autonomous region in
southern Philippines, authorities said.
It
said the blast occurred just as the convoy of the politician, Jul Hataman, of
Sumisip town was passing the villag of Marang. Hataman, a relative of the
regional governor Mujiv Hataman, was on his way to attend a public event in
nearby Al-Barka town when the improvised explosive went off.
The
politician was unhurt from the explosion which authorities believed was the
handiwork of the Abu Sayyaf. Despite the bombing, the event dubbed as “People’s
Day” pushed through with hundreds of villagers attending the occasion.
The
injured – Turmi Asikin and Dasid Karim – were rushed to
hospital. No group or individual claimed responsibility for the attack, but the
province is a known stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf whose leaders pledged
allegiance to the Islamic State. (Mindanao Examiner)
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