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Shooting of Jolo intel troops disrupted ops vs. suicide bombers
The chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, stated that the death of four Army intelligence operatives in Jolo disrupted operations against the Abu Sayyaf group.
Gapay believes this disruption in intelligence coverage led to the recent twin bombings in Jolo, as the perpetrators were the same individuals being tracked by the slain operatives.
The four Army intelligence operatives were killed by local police on June 29.
Gapay requested that charges be immediately filed against the policemen involved to prevent speculation about the motive.
The Philippine Army commander identified the two suicide bombers by their aliases, "Nanah" and "Inda Nay".
"Nanah" was the wife of Norman Lasuca, who conducted a suicide attack in Sulu in June 2019.
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