ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Philippines is holding the 15-year-old son of Indonesian suicide bombers following an operation by security forces against pro-ISIS groups Dawlah Islamiya and Abu Sayyaf in the southern Muslim province of Basilan.

The Western Mindanao Command confirmed the report on Tuesday, saying members of the 5th Scout Ranger Battalion recovered Ahmad Ibrahim Rullie, whose parents Rullie Rian Zeke and Ulfah Handayani Saleh were tagged in the January 2019 bombings of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel in downtown Jolo in Sulu province.

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