Philippine army says attack on base likely a suicide bombing

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Philippine army says attack on base likely a suicide bombing
Martin Petty, Neil Jerome Morales

MANILA (Reuters) - A bomb attack that killed eight people at a military base in the southern Philippines was likely a suicide bombing, the army said on Saturday, another blow to government efforts to rein in militants inspired by Islamic State.

Prime suspects in Friday’s attack on Jolo island was the Abu Sayyaf, a militant group that President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to crush after decades of banditry and kidnapping, and countless attacks on civilian and military targets.

Radical factions of Abu Sayyaf have pledged allegiance to Islamic State, which via its Amaq news agency, claimed responsibility for the Friday attack, saying its fighters had infiltrated the base.

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