ZCZC
BFF-26
PHILIPPINES-UNREST
10 dead, dozens wounded in twin bombing in Philippines: military
JOLO, Philippines, Aug 24, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded — many of them soldiers or police — in a twin bombing Monday on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of militants, officials said.
The attack happened in Jolo in Muslim-majority Sulu, where government-backed security forces have long been fighting the Abu Sayyaf group.
At least five of the dead and 16 wounded were soldiers, Lieutenant General Corleto Vinluan told reporters.
BSS/AFP/MMA/1339HRS