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Daesh claims responsibility for Philippine attack

Tuesday 31/July/2018 - 05:10 PM
The Reference
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Daesh claimed responsibility for a bomb explosion in Basilan in southern Philippines, killing 10 people on Tuesday, the terrorist group's news agency Amaq said on its Telegram account.

The explosion targeted a vehicle of the country's security authorities near a checkpoint in Basilan. Founded in 2014, Ansar al-Khilafah in the Philippines is believed to be behind the explosion.

Although Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack, Basilan's governor accused al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf terrorist group, which was founded in 1991, of plotting the explosion.

In July, the Philippines received $26.5 million from the United Sates as part of international efforts to combat terrorism.  

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