ZAMBOANGA CITY, 11 May 2007 — Police have captured one of four suspects in the May 8 bomb attack that killed eight people in the southern Philippines, an official said yesterday.
Superintendent Teng Tocao, the police chief of Sultan Kudarat province, said suspect Taya Kulat was captured after a running gunbattle at a village in Kalawag town on Wednesday.
“He is one of those involved in the attack and we are still tracking down the others,” Tocao said.
Police filed criminal charges against the man, said to be a local supporter of the Indonesian terror group, Jemaah Islamiyah.
“We are investigating his link to the terrorist group,” Tocao said.
He said policemen seized hand guns from Kulat, who was tracked down based on information provided by civilians.
The explosion on Tuesday at a packed billiard hall in Tacurong injured 28 other people.
