COTABATO CITY: The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack in Maluso, Basilan on election day, saying it was carried out by Jund al-Khilafah or soldiers of the caliphate in the Philippines (JKP), the international terrorist organization said in a statement grabbed from their websites and online forums on Tuesday.

“By the grace of Allah, a group from [JKP] attacked a crusader army position in the village of Tubigan, Maluso,” the IS said in a statement.

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