From the MILF Website (Aug 6): MILF condemns Cotabato City blast
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(A) senior leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has issued a statement condemning the latest barbaric attack in Cotabato City that took place yesterday that killed six persons and wounded 29 others, as Muslims rushed to buy food for the sunset breaking of fasting.
(A) senior leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has issued a statement condemning the latest barbaric attack in Cotabato City that took place yesterday that killed six persons and wounded 29 others, as Muslims rushed to buy food for the sunset breaking of fasting.
However, most of the victims were motorists who were passing by a funeral home on Sinsuat Avenue where a van, parked earlier by a still unidentified man, exploded.
Among those killed was Chief Insp. Mama Manambuay of the Maguindanao police intelligence unit. His companion, Chief Insp. Abubakar Mangelen, was among the wounded.
Muhammad Ameen, chair of the MILF Secretariat, told Luwaran during an interview last night that the MILF condemns this kind of barbarism where civilians are deliberately targeted as means to deliver message for an evil agenda.
“Whoever did this deserved the wrath of Allah,” Ameen said, explaining that the month of Ramadan is a prohibited time to initiate fighting even if there is an ongoing war between two parties.
Reports said that the bomb apparently rigged to a vehicle exploded as a bulletproof SUV, carrying City Administrator Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, was passing by.
Sayadi was not hurt, but two of her police bodyguards in a security van were killed, officials said, adding it was unclear if Sayadi was the target of the attack.
But police were investigating to determine if Sayadi was the target or her brother, Mayor Japal Guiani Jr.
In a statement issued two hours after the explosion, Sayadi said she strongly believed she was the target of the attack. But she did not say whether she knew who tried to kill her.
The blast came a week after a bomb attack in Cagayan de Oro City that killed eight people and injured 46 others.
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Among those killed was Chief Insp. Mama Manambuay of the Maguindanao police intelligence unit. His companion, Chief Insp. Abubakar Mangelen, was among the wounded.
Muhammad Ameen, chair of the MILF Secretariat, told Luwaran during an interview last night that the MILF condemns this kind of barbarism where civilians are deliberately targeted as means to deliver message for an evil agenda.
“Whoever did this deserved the wrath of Allah,” Ameen said, explaining that the month of Ramadan is a prohibited time to initiate fighting even if there is an ongoing war between two parties.
Reports said that the bomb apparently rigged to a vehicle exploded as a bulletproof SUV, carrying City Administrator Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi, was passing by.
Sayadi was not hurt, but two of her police bodyguards in a security van were killed, officials said, adding it was unclear if Sayadi was the target of the attack.
But police were investigating to determine if Sayadi was the target or her brother, Mayor Japal Guiani Jr.
In a statement issued two hours after the explosion, Sayadi said she strongly believed she was the target of the attack. But she did not say whether she knew who tried to kill her.
The blast came a week after a bomb attack in Cagayan de Oro City that killed eight people and injured 46 others.
http://www.luwaran.com/index.php/welcome/item/487-milf-condemns-cotabato-city-blast