Jolo church bombing similar to Lamitan bombing — Albayalde

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 01:39:36 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities are looking at similarities between the recent bombing of a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo, Sulu, and the bombing in Lamitan, Basilan last July 2018, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde said on Tuesday.

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CHR to probe ‘ruthless bombing’ at Jolo church

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:46:18 +0000

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) would conduct its own investigation on the “ruthless bombing” at a Jolo cathedral last Sunday.

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CBCP: Jolo church blasts ‘further evidence to cycle of hate’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 09:31:06 +0000

CBCP: Jolo church blasts ‘further evidence to cycle of hate’

The CBCP on Monday deemed the two explosions in a Jolo cathedral as “further evidence to the cycle of hate.”

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Christians, Muslims urged to ‘join hands’ vs ‘violent extremism’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:24:38 +0000

Christians, Muslims urged to ‘join hands’ vs ‘violent extremism’

The CBCP has urged for unity versus “violent extremism” after Sunday’s twin blasts at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo.

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Tagle to Jolo cathedral bombers: Ask forgiveness from God, humanity

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:02:40 +0000

Tagle to Jolo cathedral bombers: Ask forgiveness from God, humanity

Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has advised bombers of a church in Jolo, Sulu to seek forgiveness from God and humanity.

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A suspect in twin explosions at Jolo cathedral seen in CCTV – officials

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 05:34:59 +0000

The identity of one of the suspects in the double explosion at a Jolo cathedral in Sulu was caught on a nearby CCTV, authorities said Monday.

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Pope strongly condemns Jolo church attack

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 23:31:24 +0000

Pope strongly condemns Jolo church attack

Pope Francis has expressed  “firmest reproach” for the twin bombings inside the Catholic cathedral on Jolo island that killed at least 20 people, and is calling for those responsible to change their ways.

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