Suspects detained in church bombing attack in Philippines

MANILA — Five suspected Abu Sayyaf militants accused of involvement in a deadly suicide attack on a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines have surrendered to authorities, the national police chief said Monday amid renewed terrorism fears.

Complaints for murder and attempted murder were filed against the five, as well as several other suspected Abu Sayyaf fighters who remain at large, for their alleged role in the Jan. 27 attack at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral in Sulu province’s Jolo town that killed 23 people and wounded nearly 100 others.