AN alleged bomb maker of the Dawlah Islamiya terror group was shot dead in a gunfight with arresting officers in Barangay Lapu, Polomolok, South Cotabato on Thursday.

The suspect was identified as Esmael Sambial, whom the army claimed was an expert at fabricating improvised explosive devices that could be remotely detonated using a mobile phone.

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