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Davao blast suspect cartographic sketch revealed

Davao City, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) released a cartographic sketch of a male suspect on the Roxas Night Market blast on Wednesday, September 7.

At a press conference in Police Regional Office (PRO) 11’s Camp Quintin Merecido, authorities said the witnesses described the male suspect as thin, looks 5’7″ tall, and should be around 30 years old.

According to Director General Ronald “Bato” de la Rosa, the PNP chief, the main suspect was “positively identified” by two massage therapists who worked at the Roxas Night Market. The male suspect, said to have left a bag that contained two mortar rounds at the night market’s massage area, was identified by the witnesses even if his face was covered, after they were shown 20 pictures or portraits showing facial features, the PNP chief said.

A police intelligence officer on Thursday described the main suspect as a Philippine-born Indonesian son of a member of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror network.

“The subject of our operation was an Indonesian who was born in our country and per our information … he was the one who left the bomb in Davao City last Friday night,” said the Camp Crame-based source, as quoted by Manila Times.

The intelligence officer also said the suspect was born and raised in Mindanao, which “makes him very familiar with every nook and cranny of Mindanao” and “could complicate our search operation for him.”

PRO 11 spokesperson Chief Inspector Andrea dela Cerna said that the male and two other female who were acting suspicious in CCTV footages before the blast were still considered as persons of interest.

The police have eight CCTV footages on hand and coordinates with the eight witnesses of the blast.

Photo Credit: Sun Star

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