Joint police and military operatives have arrested two
suspected bombers and seized bomb-making components inside a government
installation in this city, the police reported Monday.
Senior Insp. Helen Galvez, Zamboanga City police
spokesperson, identified the arrested suspected bombers as Allan Ajijun, 30 and
Asbi Jama, 21, both of Tumalutab Island, this city.
Galvez said the two suspects were arrested around 8 p.m.
Sunday inside the fishing port in Barangay Sangali, 25.34 kilometers east of
the city hall.
Tumalutab, is an island barangay located 40 kilometers east
of the city hall, is more or less an hour-long ride by motorboat from the Sangali Fishing Port
Galvez said the arresting team confiscated from the
suspects’ possession the following: six pieces blasting caps; two pieces
commercial time fuse (10 and six inches long); two kilos ammonium nitrate; two
pieces plastic tubes (three and two inches long); and a sandpaper.
She said investigation continues in a bid to determine
whether the suspects have ties with the extremist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
The arrest of the suspects came as the police and military
authorities placed its forces on alert following reported bombing threat.
Galvez said the suspects were detained while appropriate
charges are set to be filed against them.
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