Angara calls on police to conduct ‘thorough investigation’ into Jolo blast
Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 06:34:53 +0000
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sonny Angara expressed outraged on Sunday as he called on the police authorities to conduct a “thorough investigation” into the blasts that happened in Jolo, Sulu, early Sunday.
Angara urged the authorities to go after the perpetrators of the bombing incident as they should be held accountable for the death of dozens of individuals.
“I call on our police authorities conduct a thorough investigation, go after the perpetrators and hold them accountable for this cowardly act. The innocent victims deserve justice,” Angara said in a statement.
READ: Jolo twin blasts death toll reaches 27; 77 others injured
According to the data of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, at least 27 individuals were already reported killed from the incident.
Seven of which were members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), while 20 of them were civilians.
Data also showed that the number of injured individuals already reached 77 as of 1:10 p.m.
With this, Angara expressed concern and outraged over the twin blast that hit the Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, Sulu.
“I am deeply concerned and saddened by the twin explosions that rocked the Jolo Cathedral in Sulu this morning,” Angara said.
“But most of all, I am outraged that the bombings had reportedly killed five innocent individuals. This senseless act of violence must be condemned at the very least,” he added.
Both the PNP and the AFP condemned the attack as the two agencies of the government vowed to probe and identify the perpetrators of the bombing. /je
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