Pope Francis has led the global condemnation after a bomb attack on a Catholic church killed 20 people in the Philippines.
The pontiff, who is on a visit to Panama, voiced his 'firmest reproach' for what he called a 'terror attack' while a Muslim leader also condemned the blast.
At least 20 were killed and a further 81 people were injured in the double bomb attack which wrecked a Catholic church on majority-Muslim Jolo island and then injured troops who raced to the scene.
Emergency treatment: Bomb victims receive care in a hospital after two bombs exploded outside a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo in the Philippines, killing 20 people and injuring dozens of others
Wreckage: The debris inside a Catholic Church where two bombs exploded is pictured on Sunday as a soldier stands guard
Condemnation: The Pope, pictured in Panama today, voiced his 'firmest reproach' after the terror attack in the Philippines
Francis said the 'terrorist attack' was just the latest to hit the Christian community in the Philippines, and called for those responsible to change their ways.
Yousef Al-Othaimeen, the head of a 57-member group of Muslim nations, also expressed his 'deep indignation' at the attack.
The general secretary of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation said his group rejected all forms of violence, extremism and terrorism, whatever their sources or motives.
The fatalities in the blast included 15 civilians and five troops, while also among the wounded were 14 troops, two police and 65 civilians.
Security officials said the first bomb went off in or near the Jolo cathedral during Sunday Mass, followed by a second blast outside the compound as government forces were responding to the attack.
Troops in armoured carriers sealed off the main road leading to the church while vehicles transported the dead and wounded to the town hospital and other casualties were evacuated by air to nearby Zamboanga city.
Medical help: Philippine Coast Guard personnel assist their wounded comrade on a stretcher, who was one of the victims of the twin bombings
Emergency: Victims receive treatment in a hospital after two bombs exploded outside a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo
Investigation: Soldiers outside the Catholic church in the Philippines where a bomb attack left 20 people dead
Jolo Island has long been troubled by the presence of Abu Sayyaf militants, who are blacklisted by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization because of bombings, kidnappings and beheadings.
President Rodrigo Duterte's office said it would 'pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators behind this dastardly crime until every killer is brought to justice and put behind bars'.
'The enemies of the state boldly challenged the government's capability to secure the safety of citizens in that region. The armed forces will rise to the challenge and crush these godless criminals,' Duterte's office said.
Jolo Island has long been troubled by the presence of Abu Sayyaf militants, who are blacklisted by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization because of bombings, kidnappings and beheadings.
President Rodrigo Duterte's office said it would 'pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators behind this dastardly crime until every killer is brought to justice and put behind bars'.
'The enemies of the state boldly challenged the government's capability to secure the safety of citizens in that region. The armed forces will rise to the challenge and crush these godless criminals,' Duterte's office said.
Debris: Filipino soldiers stand guard next to a cordon as the clean-up begins following the bomb attack in the Philippines
Gathering evidence: Filipino soldiers at the scene today next to the covered bodies of victims, in front of the Catholic church
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