Army chief says suicide bombers behind deadly Philippine attacks

Police and military talk at the site of an explosion in the town of Jolo, Sulu province southern Philippines (Nickee Butlangan/AP)

The Philippine army chief has said that two Islamic militants who blew themselves up were responsible for the bombings that killed at least 14 people and wounded 75 more on Monday.

Military officials initially said that the first of two powerful explosions that rocked Jolo town in the southern province of Sulu was caused by a bomb rigged in a motorcycle, while the second blast was a woman suicide bomber.