MANILA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The military has arrested three of the 10 suspects who carried out the deadly bombing of Davao night market in the southern Philippines on Sept. 2 that killed 15 people and injured 70 others, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced on Friday.
Lorenzana said the three suspects were arrested Oct. 4 in Cotabato City, also in southern Philippines. He said three were on board a motorcycle without a license plate when arrested.
"They attempted to evade the mobile checkpoint that our security forces set up along a highway in Cotabato City," he said.
"The three terrorists had direct participation in the Sept. 2 Davao City bombing," Lorenzana told a news conference.
Lorenzana presented the three suspects to the media. He said the military and the police are now doing follow up operations to arrest the remaining suspects.
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