Army chief: Suicide bombers behind both blasts in deadly Philippine attacks

Filipino soldiers carry a comrade on a stretcher, after an explosion in Jolo Island, Sulu province, Philippines, on Aug 24, 2020. - Reuters

MANILA (AP): The Philippine army chief said Tuesday (Aug 25) that two Islamic militants who blew themselves up were responsible for the bombings that killed at least 14 people and wounded 75 more, the country's worst extremist attack this year.

Military officials initially said that the first of two powerful explosions that rocked Jolo town in the southern province of Sulu on Monday was caused by a bomb rigged in a motorcycle, while the second blast was a woman suicide bomber.