Police say the December 3 deadly bombing at the state-run #MindanaoStateUniversity in #Marawi weigh on their minds as they map out a security strategy for #CagayandeOro's version of the Traslacion #MarawiBombing #Philippines

Cagayan de Oro gears up for #BlackNazarene procession amid security concerns
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/cagayan-de-oro-gears-up-black-nazarene-procession-amid-security-concerns-january-2024/

Cagayan de Oro gears up for Black Nazarene procession amid security concerns

Police say the December 3 deadly bombing at the state-run Mindanao State University in Marawi weigh on their minds as they map out a security strategy for Cagayan de Oro's version of the Traslacion

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In a signed manifesto, communications and health student councils said a majority of MSU’s 14,000 students were still too scared to return to their classes a week after the bomb attack blamed on a terrorist group.

They petitioned for a shift in classes from in-person to online learning. #MarawiBombing #Philippines

Hundreds of #MSU students protest resumption of classes a week after bombing
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/msu-students-protest-resumption-classes-week-after-bombing-december-11-2023/

Hundreds of MSU students protest resumption of classes a week after bombing

Mindanao State University students release a manifesto to point out that most of MSU’s 14,000 students are still too scared to return to their classes a week after the bomb attack

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#MARAWI, #Philippines – Authorities are investigating at least four terrorist group leaders believed to be responsible for the bombing that killed four Catholic mass-goers and injured nearly four dozen others at the Ali Dimaporo gym of the state-run #MindanaoStateUniversity (MSU) on Sunday, December 3. #MarawiBombing

At least 4 suspected Dawlah Islamiyah leaders linked to deadly MSU bombing
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/suspected-dawlah-islamiyah-leaders-deadly-msu-bombing-marawi-december-2023/

At least 4 suspected Dawlah Islamiyah leaders linked to deadly MSU bombing

'We believe that the four were in constant communication with each other in planning the attack,' says Western Mindanao Command chief Lieutenant General William Gonzales

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The survivor witnessed the moments leading up to the deadly explosion and claimed that the bomber – a man who wore a black face mask – deliberately planted the bomb before the explosion that ripped through the crowd of Catholic devotees gathered for a morning Mass at the #MSU’s Ali Dimaporo gym on Sunday.

#MarawiBombing #Philippines

Eyewitness says MSU gym bomber placed bag under plastic chair
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/eyewitness-msu-gym-bomber-placed-bag-under-chair-marawi-december-5-2023/

Eyewitness says MSU gym bomber placed bag under plastic chair

'He sports curly hair that cascades down to his shoulders. After placing the bag under the chair, he proceeded to the restroom. He then left the gymnasium,' recounts the witness

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MSU should just close down for the rest of the year. It's crazy to ask the students to stay.
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#MARAWI, #Philippines – Students started fleeing #MarawiCity due to security concerns in the aftermath of the bombing that killed at least four people and hurt more than 40 other mostly Catholic mass-goers at the Dimaporo gym of the state-run #MindanaoStateUniversity (MSU) on Sunday, December 3. #MarawiBombing

https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/deadly-bombing-catholic-mass-sparks-exodus-msu-students-marawi-december-4-2023/

Deadly bombing at Catholic Mass sparks exodus of MSU students from Marawi 

Local governments from other parts of Mindanao send buses and other vehicles to bring MSU students home from Marawi City

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#MANILA, #Philippines#IslamicState militants claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a #CatholicMass in the Philippines on Sunday, December 3, that killed at least four people and injured 50 others.

The attack was carried out in a university gymnasium in #Marawi, a city in the south of the country besieged by Islamist militants for five months in 2017.

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly #MarawiBombing
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-marawi-bombing/

Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Marawi bombing

The Islamic State group says on Telegram its members had detonated the bomb

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AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. says there similarities in the two explosions, but investigators could not yet say if the perpetrators of the #Jolo attacks were from the same group responsible for the #Marawi blast. #Philippines #MarawiBombing

Security officials probing possible links between Marawi blast, 2019 #JoloCathedral bombing
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/security-officials-probing-possible-links-marawi-blast-2023-jolo-cathedral-bombing-2019/

Security officials probing possible links between Marawi blast, 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombing

AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. says there similarities in the two explosions, but investigators could not yet say if the perpetrators of the Jolo attacks were from the same group responsible for the Marawi blast

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#MANILA, #Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (#CBCP) denounced on Sunday, December 3, the bombing of a school gymnasium where a Mass was being held in #MarawiCity.

CBCP president Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said the bombing happened on the First Sunday of #Advent, which holds special significance for #Catholics because it begins the traditional four-week preparation for #Christmas. #MarawiBombing

https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/cbcp-statement-mindanao-state-university-bombing-marawi-city/

Filipino bishops denounce bombing during Sunday Mass in Marawi City

(1st UPDATE) Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, who has long pushed for peace in Mindanao, says the bombing 'is the most terrible and most damnable terroristic crime against innocent worshippers on a Christian holy day'

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"Let us be vigilant but not vigilantes,” said the #CCAA, adding that its Early Response Network (#ERN) has reported a rise in calls for revenge and #HateSpeech on the ground and #SocialMedia.

“We also call for calm and reflection amidst attempts to polarize the situation and sow the seeds of a #Muslim-#Christian conflict,” the group said. #MarawiBombing #Philippines

Group warns public against hate speech after bombing during Mass in Marawi City
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/group-warns-public-against-hate-speech-bombing-mass-marawi/

Group warns public against hate speech after bombing during Mass in Marawi City

'Let us be vigilant but not vigilantes,' says the Council for Climate and Conflict Action Asia

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"These people are family. The families of these young students entrusted them to us. We cannot abandon them," a peace advocate says in a phone interview with Rappler #MarawiBombing #CagayanDeOro #Philippines

'#Christians are family': #MarawiMuslims reach out to devastated families after blast
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/marawi-muslims-reach-out-devastated-families-after-blast/

'Christians are family': Marawi Muslims reach out to devastated families after blast

'These people are family. The families of these young students entrusted them to us. We cannot abandon them,' a peace advocate says in a phone interview with Rappler

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