Abu Sayyaf disowns Davao explosion, says ally was behind attack

Rescue workers gather bags containing dead bodies of victims of an explosion at a night market in Davao City. AFP.

ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Abu Sayyaf on Saturday denied it was behind Friday night’s explosion that killed 14 people and wounded 67 others (official figure as of 6 a.m. Saturday) at the night market on Roxas Ave. here.

But Muammar Askali alias Abu Ramie, the self-styled spokesperson of the Al Harakatul Al Islamiya, the Abu Sayyaf’s official name, pointed to an ally as that behind the deadly explosion.