Tuesday, December 30, 2014

3 arrested in bomb explosion in Zamboanga City

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 30): 3 arrested in bomb explosion in Zamboanga City

Operatives of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO) have arrested three people implicated in a bomb explosion late Monday in this city.

Senior Supt. Angelito Casimiro, ZCPO director, said in an interview Tuesday that the suspects were arrested in follow-up operations launched after an improvised bomb exploded at a massage parlor downtown.

Casimiro said no one was either injured or wounded when a bomb exploded around 8:50 p.m. Monday at the Princess massage parlor and videoke bar along Tomas Claudio Street downtown.

Chief Insp. Edilberto Alvarez, Police Station 11 deputy chief, identified the arrested suspects as Marcel Jumadil, Jumadan Dassan, 40, and Alshirif Sabdani, 41.

Alvarez said the suspects were arrested one after the other in follow-up operations they launched after the incident.

Casimiro said the suspects were positively identified by witnesses.

“We cannot still determine the affiliation of the group,” he added when asked if the suspects are members of the Abu Sayyaf Group.

Casimiro said the post-blast investigators have yet to determine the type of improvised bomb that exploded at the Princess massage parlor and videoke bar.

He said they have yet to establish the motive of the incident.

The Princess massage parlor and videoke bar is just beside the Deluxe massage parlor and videoke bar were two improvised bombs exploded one after the other last November 9.

A member of the ZCPO’s explosive ordnance demolition (EOD) and the K9 dog named “Diego” were wounded in the November 9 incident.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=720462

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