English: Brig. Gen. Oriel Pangcog, 601st Brigade Commander, has aired suspicions that the ruthless attack was carried out by the local terrorist group Daulah Islamiyah (DI) in retaliation to previous military operations where some of their members and leaders were killed and neutralized.
Filipino: Sa pahayag ni Brig. Gen. Oriel Pangcog, 601st Brigade Commander, pinaghihinalaan na ang lokal na teroristang grupo na Daulah Islamiyah (DI) ang nasa likod ng pag-atake at ito ay bilang paghihiganti diumano sa nakaraang mga military operations kung saan ang ilan sa kanilang mga miyembro at lider ay napatay.