SECURITY FORCES captured a bomb-maker of the pro-ISIS group Dawlah Islamiya blamed for deadly attacks in the southern Philippines, officials announced late Tuesday afternoon.
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| Photos released by the 6th Infantry Division show soldiers and police commandos guarding Dawlah Islamiya bomber Ali Akbar following his capture June 21, 2021 in Kidapawan City. An ISIS flag and improvised explosives were also seized from his hideout. (Rhoderick Beñez) |
Army Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr., chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said soldiers and policemen captured Ali Akbar, who is wanted for bombing at least 2 provincial buses that killed and wounded 10 people since January this year.
He said Akbar was tracked down in the village of East Patadon in North Cotabato’s Kidapawan City on June 21, only three days after he torched a YBL bus in the town of M’lang, about 30 kilometers away from his hiding place.
Akbar is also facing murder charges, according to Vinluan, who said security forces also seized an ISIS flag, two improvised explosives, a blasting cap and other components for the manufacture of homemade bombs.
It was not
immediately known whether Akbar’s group was planning an attack, but police are
interrogating the bomber, whose group is being linked to terrorism in the
restive region which is home to several secessionist armed groups - from communist
rebels to pro-ISIS factions - are waging war against the government for many
decades now. (Rhoderick Beñez)
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