By
Perfecto T. Raymundo
MANILA,
Sept. 3 (PNA) -– The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now focusing on two
suspects in the bombing incident in the Roxas night market in Roxas Avenue,
Davao City that claimed the lives of 14 individuals and 71 others injured.
In
a press conference Saturday night in Camp Catitipan in Buhangin, Davao City,
PNP chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said that they were
investigating two suspects, including, a male and a female.
Dela
Rosa added that they had eight witnesses which they were using as basis in the
conduct of the “cartographic sketch” of the authorities.
However,
he could not say whether the two suspects are still in Davao City.
Meanwhile,
the PNP chief said that the ongoing war between government troops and the Abu
Sayyaf Group (ASG) may be the motive behind the bombing incident and not the
all-out war against illegal drugs.
Authorities
have also created on Saturday a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) night
market who will focus on the bombing incident.
At
the same time, Dela Rosa also said that the “state of lawlessness” was far from
Martial Law and the same would not violate human rights.
A
state of lawlessness only means that the PNP and the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) will implement a more stringent security measures to prevent
another similar violent incident.
Dela Rosa noted that the bomb used by the suspects could have been made of “mortar” because of the strong explosion and its destructive effect. (PNA)
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