DAVAO BLAST. An explosion at a night market in Davao City kills around a dozen people on September 2. Photo by Fr JBoy Gonzales, SJ
Terrorist group Abu Sayyaf claimed responsibility for the deadly explosion at a night market in Davao City, a report said Saturday, September 3.
Radio station dzMM reported that the Abu Sayyaf, through its spokesperson Abu Rami, owned up to the blast on Friday evening, September 2, at the Roxas Night Market in Davao City.
Abu Rami reportedly described the blast as a "call for unity" among Islamic guerrilla fighters called the mujahideen.
The Abu Sayyaf spokesperson also said this serves as a warning to the Philippine government led by President Rodrigo Duterte, former mayor of Davao City.
The Roxas Night Market explosion killed at least 14 people on Saturday, the dzMM report added.
The Davao City explosion has prompted Duterte to declare a state of lawlessness across the Philippines.
In a separate report by GMA News, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said, "While nobody has come up to own the act we can only assume that this was perpetrated by the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf that has suffered heavy casualties in Jolo in the past weeks."
"We have predicted this and has warned our troops accordingly but the enemy is also adept at using the democratic space granted by our constitution to move around freely and unimpeded to sow terror," Lorenzana added.
Duterte earlier vowed to "destroy" the Abu Sayyaf after another hostage of the group had been beheaded.
Duterte said in Davao City, "I expect retribution from them."
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