A band of Abu Sayyaf fighters under Basilan-based sub-leader Furuji Indama was responsible for the twin bombings in Zamboanga City on November 9, one of which wounded a police bomb expert and his sniffer dog, authorities said on Friday.
Inspector Dahlan Samuddin, officer-in charge-of the Public Information Office of Police Regional Office 9 (PRO9), said the official report submitted by the Criminal Investigation Section of Police Station 11 indicated four of Indama’s followers triggered the bombs, which exploded at the De Luxe Massage and Karaoke Bar located along Tomas Claudio Street at around 7:40 p.m. of November 9.
"Information gathered disclosed that the incidents were perpetrated by four followers of Basilan-based ASG leader Furuji Indama. One of them was identified as certain Yaser alias "Yas" while the three cohorts are unidentified, two of them are twin brothers, all natives of Barangay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo, Basilan," Samuddin said.
The report gave the following descriptions of the suspects:
- Yasser -- more or less 22 years old, 5’6" in height, around 55 kilograms, small built, brown complexion with long curly hair (shoulder level)
- Twin brother 1 -- more or less 20, 5’4", around 54 kg, small built, brown complexion with short straight hair
- Twin brother 2 -- more or less 20, 5’6", around 60 kg, brown complexion with short curly hair
- Unidentifited -- more or less 20, 5’5", small built, white complexion with short straight hair
"This information is under validation by the intelligence section," Samuddin said.
According to the report, the origin of the plastic container used by the suspects in the second explosion was traced to the Unitop Convinience Store as indicated by the official receipt attached to the recovered plastic bag used to conceal the explosive device.
Delumpines reported that the container was bought on November 8 at around 4 p.m. as confirmed by the sales clerk of the convenience store after the receipt was shown to her.
"A male person of the same description in the facial composite sketch shown to her by the investigator on case bought one plastic container colored green. And on November 9, the same person bought two more plastic containers colored green and pink. The investigator on case, when he matched the pieces of broken green plastic container recovered from the scene of explosion and the intact plastic container at Unitop Convenience store, (said) both are virtually identical," the report stated.
Earlier, Armed Forces chief of staff General Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr. expressed concern on the fragility of security measures in Zamboanga City, which is still rebuilding from the destruction caused by almost month-long fighting last year between fighters of the Moro National Liberation Front and government forces.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/99214/police-tags-basilan-based-abu-sayyaf-in-twin-nov-9-zamboanga-city-bombings
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