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A powerful bomb tore through a bus at a depot in
Koronadal City on Friday, leaving one person dead and at least five
injured, police said.
The explosion ripped through the
vehicle as it pulled into the terminal, said provincial police
commander Supt. Robert Kuinisala. A second bus at the terminal also
caught fire.
He said it was connected to a
spate of bus bombings linked to an extortion plot. The company had
received letters demanding monthly payments.
There have been previous attacks
against the company, including one last month which left three
people seriously injured.
Former Islamic militants and
guerrillas are known to work as criminals in large parts of the
island of Mindanao, demanding money from bus operators and other
businesses in exchange for protection from bomb and other attacks.
--AFP
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