Police arrest bomb suspects
Philippine police have arrested several alleged members of the Muslim guerrilla group Abu Sayyaf, suspected of bombings in the southern port city of Zamboanga.
Jose Bayani Gucela, a chief police inspector in Zamboanga, said today the arrests were made overnight during raids, but he would not say how many people were detained.
Other officials said that the men were suspects in the bombings of two department stores last week in downtown Zamboanga that killed seven people and injured 152 others.
The suspects were also accused of taking part in a blast at a Roman Catholic shrine last Sunday that killed one and injured 18, the officials said.
The explosions were among five deadly blasts this month. Police have yet to present evidence linking any group to the attacks.
