Police and local officials here released Friday the computer
generated cartographic sketch of two suspects who set off a powerful improvised
bomb at this town’s pubic market that killed two and wounded 33 others.
Mayor Joselito Pinol said police came up with the sketch
based on the statement of victims and witnesses who noticed the two at the
blast site few minutes before the power blast on December 31.
”We continue to gather evidences to strengthen our case
against them,” Pinol said, referring to outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters (BIFF).
”Hopefully, these cartographic sketch will help authorities
arrest the perpetrators to give justice to the blast victims,” he said.
Pinol earlier blamed the BIFF to be behind the attack after
one of its members was arrested by the local police.
For possession of prohibited drugs, police arrested
Abdulazis Glang, a resident of Dungguan, Mlang. Police later learned he was one
of the two men who showed up at a billiard hall in front of Mlang town hall on
November 23.
The two left a bag beside the billiard hall and hurriedly
sped away as the bag, containing powerful IED, went off, killing three and
wounding 22 others.
”The December 31 bombing was a retaliatory attack by the BIFF
after the arrest of Glang,” Pinol said.
Meanwhile, the provincial government of North
Cotabato extended additional financial aid to 33 wounded victims,
nine of whom remain in the hospital.
Each patient received Php5,000 cash while a woman also
received a wheel chair after her two legs were amputated.
Local officials here have offered Php200,000 reward for
information from anyone that could lead to the identification, arrest and
prosecution of the suspects.
Police in North Cotabato
remained on alert as threat of bombing continues.
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