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October 02, 2004
One hurt in blast at Philippines Muslim regional government complex

AFP: One hurt in blast at Philippines Muslim regional government complex

COTABATO, Philippines, (AFP) - A powerful home-made bomb has exploded in a compound housing offices of an autonomous Muslim regional government in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato, wounding one person, police said.

The blast late Friday came two days before Latin American ambassadors were scheduled to visit the city to scout for investment opportunities, officials said.

The explosion was the second to rock Cotabato city this week. On Wednesday unidentified men tossed a hand grenade into a residential district, killing an eight-year-old child and wounding three others.

The ARMM consists of four mostly Muslim provinces and a city in the southern island of Mindanao, the scene of a decades-old Muslim separatist rebellion.

Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels operate in the area, as do other armed groups of former guerrillas who have turned to banditry.
Posted by Willie Galang at October 2, 2004 08:45 PM | TrackBack
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