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2 persons of interest in MSU bombing - PNP
The Philippine Star
|December 15, 2023
Police released yesterday photos of two persons of interest in the Dec. 3 bombing at the Mindanao State University MSU) in Marawi City that killed four persons and wounded 50 others.
Col. Jean Fajardo, Philippine National Police public information officer, said the two are believed to be associates of Dawlah Islamiya-Maute terrorist group members Kadapi Mimbesa, alias Engineer, and Arsani Membisa, also known as Lapitos, who were tagged in the bombing.
Fajardo said a reward of P1 million has been offered to identify the two persons of interest.
The two, who were on a motorcycle, were captured by closed-circuit television cameras at the scene.
One of them was wearing a white long-sleeved shirt and a bull cap and carrying a bag, believed to contain an explosive.
His companion was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.
Citing witnesses' account, Fajardo said the two had coffee before they entered the gymnasium.
The two reportedly left the gymnasium without the bag.
Fajardo said the man wearing a white shirt appeared to call someone on his cell phone, an indication that it was the bomb's detonating device.
This story is from the December 15, 2023 edition of The Philippine Star.
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