MANILA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers and policemen on Saturday shot dead one of the suspected terrorists behind the two bombings in Isulan town in southern Philippine Sultan Kudarat province that killed four people and injured several others.
Army spokesman Major Arvin Encinas identified the suspect as Norodin Taib, a member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Taib was killed around 2 a.m. local time during a joint manhunt operation in a village in Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao province, he added.
Encinas said the operatives were forced to shoot Taib after suspected terrorists inside the house lobbed a homemade grenade at the government forces.
"While the troops were moving towards the house of the suspected bomber with more or less five individuals scampered towards different directions, but one of them threw a homemade hand grenade which prompted the troops to neutralize the said suspect," Encinas said.
He said the suspects were involved in the bombings at Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Aug. 28 and Sept. 2, 2018.
The government forces also recovered one improvised explosive device, two improvised hand grenades, three cellphones and "subversive documents" from Taib's house, Encinas said.
Encinas said the operation was launched after civilians informed the security forces about the presence of the bombers in the village.
