THE Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Friday that DNA test results have established the identity of notorious Filipino bomber Abdul Basit Usman as the one who was killed in an alleged armed clash with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on May 3, 2015 in Maguindanao.

The PNP Crime Laboratory confirmed the maternal relationship between the DNA profile of skin tissue specimen taken from the body of Usman with the DNA profile of his mother. Another DNA match was also established between Usman and his nephew.

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