MANILA (Reuters) – The US condemned the “horrific terrorist assault” throughout a Catholic Mass at a college in southern Philippines that killed a minimum of 4 individuals and injured dozens, the State Division mentioned on Sunday.
The US is in shut contact with its Philippine companions and stands with Filipinos in rejecting the act of violence, it mentioned in an announcement.
“We proceed patrols and safety in colleges is tighter,” Main Alinaid Moner, spokesperson of the Lanao del Sur police workplace, instructed News5 radio station on Monday.
Mindanao State College (MSU) is continuous operations as it’s the interval for ultimate exams, Moner mentioned.
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and safety officers mentioned on Sunday the crime was perpetrated by “international terrorists”.
Hours after, the Islamic State claimed duty for the bombing on the MSU gymnasium positioned within the southern metropolis of Marawi, which was besieged by Islamist militants for 5 months in 2017.
(Reporting by Neil Jerome Morales and Karen Lema; Modifying by Kim Coghill and Christopher Cushing)