Police arrested the suspected bomber of Davao City's airport and the city's Sasa Wharf, reports said Tuesday. The bombing killed 38 people last year. The suspect was identified as Abdul Cacinto, 30, who initially admitted his involvement in the bombings following his arrest in Malalag Port in Davao Del Sur on Sunday. Cacinto, however, denied later the allegation when the police presented him to reporters in Tagum City on Tuesday. He said he had been forced to admit to the allegations.
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"I initially got scared, that's why I was prompted to admit the bombing," he said. He, however, admitted heading a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) unit in Sirawan, Toril in Davao City. | "Well, sure, I'm the leader of a so-called terrorist group, but you shouldn't hold that against me." |
Intelligence reports pinpointed Cacinto as a key suspect in the bombings. The government had earlier placed a P300,000 bounty on his head.
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Cacinto, who was arrested in Davao del Sur, was brought to Davao del Norte where he has two standing warrants of arrest for the murder of a retired policeman Jessie Espinosa and for homicide in Pantukan town, Davao del Norte. | Just a misunderstood activist |
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