ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the deadly twin blasts at the Catholic cathedral of Jolo, which, it said, was carried out by a pair of suicide bombers.
SACRED GROUND President Rodrigo Duterte (center) inspects the interior of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo, Sulu, where two bombs exploded on Sunday during Mass and killed 20 people. He is accompanied by (from left) Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, former aide Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go, daughter Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año and National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO