Marawi abuzz with threats on bombing’s eve
In 2017, Marawi, the capital city of Lanao del Sur, was besieged by militants affiliated with Isis, which caused around 1,000 casualties, becoming the Philippines’ lengthiest urban conflict
This handout photo taken on 3 December 2023 and released via the Lanao Del Sur Provincial Information Office's Facebook page shows police and the provincial governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. (back, center with cap) inspecting the site of a bomb attack inside a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi. (Photo by Handout / Lanao Del Sur Provincial Information Office / AFP)