ZAMBOANGA CITY: At least three people were killed in a roadside bombing on Thursday that targeted the vice mayor of Isabela City in Basilan province, security officials said.

Officials said five people were wounded, including Vice Mayor Abdulbaki Ajibon, after a bomb exploded outside the house of Mayor Cherry Akbar in Sunrise village.

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