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Friday, June 28, 2019

Philippines: Isis claims bombing that killed five on Jolo island

Officials say local affiliate Abu Sayyaf was likely behind blast that targeted elite army unit

Five people including three soldiers were killed in a bombing targeting an elite army unit in the Philippines’s restive south, which Islamic State claimed was a suicide attack, authorities and experts said.

The military said the kidnap-for-ransom group and Isis-affiliate Abu Sayyaf was likely behind the midday blast on the island of Jolo on Friday, which also left nine other soldiers wounded.

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