Body parts in Jolo bombing don’t match victims, PNP chief says

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed that the two pairs of feet recovered from the twin explosions at Jolo Cathedral last month do not belong to any of the 23 fatalities. “Yes, they did not match any of the victims,” PNP Chief Director-General General Oscar D. Albayalde said in a phone message on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Mr. Albayalde said none of the 23 fatalities lost their feet. One, however, lost an arm. He said the PNP is coordinating with Indonesian police in verifying the nationality of the suspects. “Pero ‘di natin masabi kung (We cannot say yet if) they are foreigners or not….You cannot say that based on DNA. Pero ang tutulong diyan ‘yung Indonesian police (But the Indonesian police will help),” the PNP chief said. — Vince Angelo C. Ferreras