MANILA, Philippines (AP) – An improvised bomb found Monday in a trash bin near the US Embassy and detonated by police has the same design as one used by local sympathisers of the Islamic State group in a Sept 2 bomb attack that killed 15 people in southern Davao city, the Philippine police chief said.
National police chief Director-General Ronald dela Rosa told a news conference that police are theorising that Maute militants could be behind Monday’s “attempted act of terrorism” that appeared to target the US Embassy.
The improvised bomb fashioned from an 81-mm mortar round, cellphone, blasting cap and a small battery could have been powerful enough to kill people within 100 meters (110 yards), police officials said.
More details in Tuesday’s Borneo Bulletin.
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