Wednesday, August 24, 2016

DND denies circulating texts about 4 women planning to conduct suicide bombings in malls

From the Manila Bulletin (Aug 24): DND denies circulating texts about 4 women planning to conduct suicide bombings in malls

The spokesman of the Department of National Defense (DND) Wednesday denied texts messages circulating that four women from Basilan are planning to conduct suicide bombings in malls around Metro Manila.


Director Arsenio Andolong, DND spokesman, said texts like these have been circulating for some time and they have been proven to be hoaxes. “Nevertheless, we take all of them seriously and we will certainly look into this one,” Andolong said.

“At the moment, however, we have not received any such intelligence report (of the planned attacks),” he added. Andolong, at the same time, stressed that people has no reason to get worried. “As far as we are concerned, business as usual,he said.

The text message that has been circulating warns of possible bombings in malls to perpetrated by four women suicide bombers from Basilan.

http://www.mb.com.ph/dnd-denies-circulating-texts-about-4-women-planning-to-conduct-suicide-bombings-in-malls/

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