A brazen suicide attack this week suggests that the war on terror in the Philippines may be entering a new, deadlier phase that security forces may not be ready for.
On Tuesday (July 31), 11 people were killed when a suspected terrorist detonated bombs hidden inside a van he drove to an army checkpoint on Basilan island, a militant stronghold some 1,000km south of the capital Manila.
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