Miner nabbed for bomb threat

BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — An 18-year-old miner landed in jail for claiming that he is a terrorist and a bomb was planted in a bus at a terminal in this city on Sunday night.

Joliver Cotcoto reportedly strangled Eduardo Padilla, 53, security officer of Victory Liner, when told that he could not ride the bus because he was drunk.

Cotcoto said he is member of the Abu Sayyaf and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

Security personnel restrained Cotcoto and turned him over to responding policemen.