Philippines bus explosion blamed on terrorists ‘lone wolf’ but police ‘believe the driver’
The head of the National Bureau of Investigation said two suspects have been identified but they were still seeking their charges.
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The head of the National Bureau of Investigation said two suspects have been identified but they were still seeking their charges.
Police chief General Ronald dela Rosa has ordered a probe into the bus explosion that killed at least 16 people and injured thousands.
He added that an individual would be charged with killing someone in an “attempt to create chaos and disorder.”
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Local investigators told AFP they were working on the case “at almost total opacity”.
The blast happened on Sunday at a busy Manila bus junction, near the port city of Tacloban on the southern tip of Mindanao, when a black Toyota Tundra drove into its path, burning parts of the vehicle as it stopped.
A fire crew and police rushed to the vehicle but there were no signs of fire in the driver. The fire burned for a lit카지노tle over a minute.
The driver left his seat while attempting to extricate the body of the bus, a police official told AFP.
LAPD officers are now investigating a “lone wolf” or “lone gunman” motive behind the attack, though there has been no indication so far that the driver was armed.
Local residents said the driver was known to police for drunk driving.
Police are searching for a black or Hispanic driver who may be involved in the case.
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The fire is still ongoing with police looking for the source of the fire.
Witnesses from across the Philippines on Monday said they saw two men get out of the bus and get on the ground, then run over a young boy who was lying on the sidewalk.
“What do you do when you see one of your kids lying on the sidewalk? Run him over!” a relative posted on social media.
The man said he tried to push them off with his truck but to no avail.
He also said he and his other rel가평출장샵 가평안마atives saw one of the men carry a baby who was sleeping in