(3rd UPDATE) Police say dozens more were injured in the explosion on Sunday morning, January 27
(3rd UPDATE) – At least 19 people were killed as an explosion rocked the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu, on Sunday, January 27, just days after the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) was ratified.
The regional police of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) also said 48 others were wounded.
"[The] casualties were immediately evacuated. AFP, PNP (Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police) personnel are securing the area," said the ARMM police.
The PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) earlier said two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were used to bomb the cathedral.
According to the ARMM regional police, one IED exploded inside the cathedral, and another at the entrance.
The bombing occurred barely a week after the Commission on Elections deemed the BOL as ratified. (READ: Galvez says ratified BOL brings 'new dawn' to Mindanao)
The BOL will abolish the ARMM and replace it with the powerful Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, the creation of which is expected to correct the historical injustices committed against the Moro people over the years.
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