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| Bomb tears through Philippines bus |
| 2008-09-02 |
| A bomb has torn apart a bus at a terminal in the southern Philippines, killing six people and and wounding 27 others, police and military officials say. Cesario Darantinan, a police chief in Davao del Sur province, on Mindanao, said the vehicle had been stationary when a "crude" bomb went off inside on Monday. "It could have been a crude bomb that was set off remotely," Darantinan said. "The explosion was so powerful that the bus was almost broken into two." The provincial disaster co-ordinating council intially said four people were killed and 19 others were being treated at the hospital. The Philippine military confirmed six people were killed after two people later died in hospital. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Nur Misuari is the leader of MNLF, the broader organization MILF split off from. They've been pretty tight with Abu Sayyaf. I'm not real trusting of anything Nur sez. |
| Posted by: Fred 2008-09-02 13:45 |
| #2 Seems the MILF is claiming th Digos Bombing was the work of a crime/criminal gang, not the MILF? ION PHILIPPINES > NUR MISUARI [MILF Ldr]: WE ARE BOTH FILIPINO AND BANGSAMORO. Same Philipp Nation + People as tied to MINDANAO BUT DIFFER FAITH???; ISLAMIC REBELS THREATEN TO WLAK OUT OF PEACE TALKS WITH PHILIPINE GOVT + PHILIPINE ARMED FORCES DISMISSES JIHAD WARNINGS FROM MILITANTS. Also, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES GROUP [MILF] BUILDING A NEW ARMY [120,000-pers] FOR SECURITY. 300,000 is desired. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-09-02 00:58 |
| #1 Reply with mosque bombs. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-09-02 00:45 |