2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings

2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings
Part of the Moro conflict
Aftermath of the bombings
Location of Jolo Cathedral
The site of the bombings
LocationJolo, Sulu
Coordinates6°03′09″N 121°00′03″E / 6.0526°N 121.0009°E / 6.0526; 121.0009
DateJanuary 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)
08:28[1] (UTC+08:00)
TargetJolo Cathedral
Attack type
Explosion, mass murder, suicide bombing, terrorism
WeaponsAmmonium nitrate pipe bombs[2]
Deaths20 (14 civilians, 5 soldiers and 1 coast-guardsman)[3]
Injured102[3]
VictimsChristians, security forces
PerpetratorsIslamic State Jamaah Ansharut Daulah[4][5][6]
Islamic State Abu Sayyaf
(Ajang-Ajang faction)[7][8][9]
AssailantsRullie Rian Zeke and Ulfah Handayani Saleh[4][5][6]
No. of participants
6[10]
MotiveIslamic extremism

In the morning of January 27, 2019, two bombs exploded at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines. Twenty people were killed and 102 others injured.[3] The bombings took place a week after the autonomy plebiscite held on January 21 for the creation of Bangsamoro. It is believed that the Abu Sayyaf carried out the attacks, and the Islamic State claimed responsibility. President Rodrigo Duterte responded by issuing an "all-out war" directive against the Abu Sayyaf. The bombings were widely condemned by other countries and organizations.

  1. ^ Rambo Talabong (January 29, 2019). "WATCH: Outside Jolo Cathedral during the bombing". Rappler. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  2. ^ Dona Magsino (January 29, 2019). "Suspects in Jolo cathedral used Bali-style bombing — DILG". GMA News. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Francis Wakefield (January 29, 2019). "AFP releases names of casualties of Jolo blast". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Ahmad Syamsudin; Jeoffrey Maitem (July 23, 2019). "Indonesian Police: Couple Carried Out Deadly Philippine Church Bombing". Benar News. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Indonesian couple with ties to JAD behind Jolo church attack: Police". The Jakarta Post. July 24, 2019. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  6. ^ a b G. C. Tan (August 22, 2019). "Terror duo used Sabah as transit point". The Star. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Military eyes Abu Sayyaf behind twin blasts in Jolo". ABS-CBN News. January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  8. ^ Jim Gomez (January 28, 2019). "Duterte to see site of fatal bombings, Abu Sayyaf suspected". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  9. ^ Frances Mangosing (January 28, 2019). "Abu Sayyaf's Ajang-Ajang faction eyed as suspects behind Jolo blasts". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  10. ^ Rambo Talabong (January 28, 2019). "6 persons of interest in Jolo Cathedral bombing". Rappler. Retrieved January 30, 2019.

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