Marcos condemned “the mindless and most heinous acts perpetrated by international terrorists” in a assertion on social media. “Extremists who wield violence in opposition to the harmless will at all times be considered enemies to our society,” he mentioned.
The island of Mindanao within the southern Philippines, which features a Muslim-majority autonomous area, has traditionally been wracked with armed battle and rebel teams stay energetic in some areas.
Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr., governor of Lanao del Sur in Mindanao, mentioned the province upholds “fundamental human rights, and that features the appropriate to faith.”
The college has suspended courses till additional discover. “We stand in solidarity with our Christian neighborhood and all these affected by this tragedy,” it mentioned in a press release.
An preliminary investigation discovered “the bomb signature might be from Daula Islamiyah Maute Group,” mentioned Philippine military spokesman Louie Dema-ala, however authorities had been reviewing different potentialities.
The Mautes are an Islamic State-affiliated militant group that besieged Marawi Metropolis for 5 months in 2017.
