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Two dead, 30 wounded in Philippine mosque blast
Cotabato (Philippines), Oct 03: At least two people were killed and 30 wounded today after a grenade attack on a packed mosque in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, police said.
Cotabato (Philippines), Oct 03: At least two people were killed and 30 wounded today after a grenade attack on a packed mosque in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, police said.
An unidentified man hurled the grenades into the mosque inside the compound of the government`s national irrigation administration in the town of Midsayap amid Friday prayers, Chief Inspector Eduardo Marquez said.
The suspect fled as the grenades went off. Most of the casualties are employees of the government agency. Police had no immediate suspects or motive for the attack.
Midsayap town, which is mainly Christian but has a sizable Muslim minority, has been hit by bomb blasts before. Most of the previous attacks were largely blamed on Muslim separatist guerrillas. Bureau Report
The suspect fled as the grenades went off. Most of the casualties are employees of the government agency. Police had no immediate suspects or motive for the attack.
Midsayap town, which is mainly Christian but has a sizable Muslim minority, has been hit by bomb blasts before. Most of the previous attacks were largely blamed on Muslim separatist guerrillas. Bureau Report