By Williams Amofokhai
The United States has condemned the horrific terrorist attack during a Catholic Mass held at the Mindanao State University in Marawi, the Philippines.
The Alarmee reports that four people were killed during a mass in the Philippines on Sunday.
A regional police chief who confirmed the development on Monday, vowed to hunt down those behind the blast, which was claimed by Islamic State militants.
According to Reuters, the bomb went off on Sunday during a service at a university gymnasium in Marawi, a city left in ruins in 2017 by a five-month military campaign to end a bloody occupation by Islamic State loyalists that had triggered alarm across Asia.
Matthew Miller, Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State, in a statement said “The United States condemns in the strongest terms the horrific terrorist attack that occurred today during a Catholic service being held at Mindanao State University in Marawi, the Philippines.
“We mourn those killed in the attack, and our thoughts are with the injured.”
He said the United States is in close contact with Philippine partners and stood with the people of the Philippines in rejecting this act of violence.
