2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings
terrorist bombing
On the morning of January 27, 2019, two bombs exploded at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu, in the Philippines. Twenty people were killed and 82 injured in the bombings.[8] The Islamic State (IS) took responsibility for the bombings.[9]
| 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings | |||
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 Aftermath of the bombing inside the Cathedral Our Lady of Mount Carmel. | |||
.svg)  2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings (Philippines) Location of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Sulu.
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| Location | Jolo, Sulu | ||
| Coordinates | 6°03′09″N 121°00′03″E / 6.0526°N 121.0009°E | ||
| Date | January 27, 2019 08:28[1] (UTC+08:00) | ||
| Target | Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral, Jolo | ||
| Weapons | Ammonium nitrate pipe bombs[2] | ||
| Deaths | 20 (14 civilians, 5 soldiers and 1 coast-guardsman)[3] | ||
Injured | 102[3] | ||
| Perpetrators |  Abu Sayyaf(Ajang-Ajang faction)[4][5][6] | ||
No. of participants | 6[7] | ||
References change
- ↑ Rambo Talabong (January 29, 2019). "WATCH: Outside Jolo Cathedral during the bombing". Rappler. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ↑ Dona Magsino (January 29, 2019). "Suspects in Jolo cathedral used Bali-style bombing — DILG". GMA News. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Francis Wakefield (January 29, 2019). "AFP releases names of casualties of Jolo blast". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ↑ "Military eyes Abu Sayyaf behind twin blasts in Jolo". ABS-CBN News. January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ↑ Jim Gomez (January 28, 2019). "Duterte to see site of fatal bombings, Abu Sayyaf suspected". Associated Press. Reading Eagle. Archived from the original on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ↑ Frances Mangosing (January 28, 2019). "Abu Sayyaf's Ajang-Ajang faction eyed as suspects behind Jolo blasts". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ↑ Rambo Talabong (January 28, 2019). "6 persons of interest in Jolo Cathedral bombing". Rappler. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ↑ Martin Petty; Karen Lema; Robert Birsel (January 28, 2019). "Explainer: Who is behind the Philippine church bombings?". Reuters. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- ↑ "Jolo church attack: Many killed in Philippines". BBC News. January 27, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
