Blast in Philippine market leaves 12 dead, at least 24 wounded - LA Times
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A powerful explosion killed 12 people and wounded at least 24 others at a night market late Friday in President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown in the southern #Philippines amid a security alert due to a major offensive against Abu Sayyaf militants in the region, officials said.
Regional military commander Lt. Gen. Rey Leonardo Guerrero said it was not immediately clear what caused the explosion at a massage section of the market, which was cordoned off by police bomb experts and investigators.
Police Chief Superintendent Manuel Gaerlan said witnesses gave contrasting accounts of what happened, with some saying that a cooking gas tank exploded, while others suggested it may have been some kind of an explosive. Police set up checkpoints in key roads leading to the city, a regional gateway about 600 miles south of Manila.
C’est à Davao sur l’île de Mindanao.
