Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang |
Local reports showed that the first explosion happened along Serrantes Street, Barangay Walled City in Jolo at about 11:53 a.m. on Monday after an unidentified person parked a bomb-laden motorcycle beside an M35 truck of the Army’s 11th Infantry Division.
Joint Task Force Sulu spokesperson, Capt. Rex Payot, said the soldiers were conducting a security operation to support local government officials who were on a coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response effort when the first explosion occurred.
The second explosion happened just 100 meters away from the site of the first explosion at about 1:06 p.m., just as authorities were conducting a post-blast assessment.
The twin explosions killed 14 people and wounded 72 others, reported the Philippines News Agency./.
By Quang Minh