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KOTA KINABALU: A key Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bomb maker Mundi Sawadjaan, who was responsible for the 2020 twin suicide blasts in Jolo Island, has been killed by Philippine security forces.
Marcos blames 'foreign terrorists' for deadly bombing at Mindanao State University (MSU)
Abu Sayyaf Group leader Mudzrimar Sawadjaan is a terrorist, bomb expert, and the architect of various suicide bombings in Sulu Province
At least four people were killed and dozens injured in a very serious attack against Christians at the university in the Muslim-majority city in Mindanao, which was the scene of five months of war in 2017 after a local Islamist group took control and proclaimed Islamic State. Philippine bishops' president Msgr David: 'Killed while professing their faith. But the Church will go on working for peace'.
AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. says there similarities in the two explosions, but investigators could not yet say if the perpetrators of the Jolo attacks were from the same group responsible for the Marawi blast