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COTABATO CITY: At least three people were killed and
many others were wounded when a powerful explosion tore through a
van near this southern Philippines city Thursday, police said.
A homemade bomb was the likely
cause of the blast that hit the vehicle shortly after it left a bus
depot in the town of Midsayap on Mindanao island, local Police Chief
Supt. Chino Mamburam said.
He described the explosion as
“powerful” and cited accounts of witnesses saying that many of
the victims were bloodied and sprawled on the ground.
No motive for the attack has yet
been established and no group has claimed responsibility. Islamic
militants including those from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front are
known to operate in the area.
--AFP
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