From the Manila Bulletin (Apr 29, 2023): Charges filed vs BIFF men in bus bombing in Sultan Kudarat (By JOSEPH JUBELAG)
ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – Police have filed charges against suspected members of a local terrorist group responsible for detonating an improvised explosive device on a passenger bus here which injured seven persons on April 17.Police Col. Christopher Bermudez, Sultan Kudarat police director, said charges for frustrater murder and violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act were filed against nine members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters who were tagged responsible in the bombing of the bus owned by Husky Tours while it was stationed at the public transport terminal here.
He said two of the nine suspects served as couriers who posed as passengers and planted the two IEDs on the double-decker bus while enroute from Cotabato City to here.
The secondary improvised bomb placed on the upper deck of the bus failed to explode.
Police said the seven other suspects acted as planners and logistical providers during the execution of the bomb attack.
The Islamic State-inspired local terror group BIFF has been blamed for the spate of passenger bus bombings in Central Mindanao in the past years.
Bermudez ordered a manhunt operation against the suspects who are reportedly holed up in Maguindanao province.
He said the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has vowed to help authorities arrest the suspects.
https://mb.com.ph/2023/4/29/charges-filed-vs-biff-men-in-bus-bombing-in-sultan-kudarat
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