Bombing in Kidapawan City’s Mall
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1 killed, 6 injured in Kidapawan mall blast
KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines — A powerful explosion rocked a shopping mall in the southern city of Kidapawan around 5 p.m. Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring six others, police said.
The improvised bomb was placed at the baggage check-in counter near the entrance of the new KNCC Mall in Kidapawan City, said city police head Chief Inspector Leo Ajero.
He said he could not say whether the bomb was remotely detonated or was fitted with a timing device because an investigation was still going on.
Ajero said investigators recovered an unexploded bomb in the same area, but he declined to give details.
“It’s most probably an improvised explosive device,” North Cotabato Governor Manuel Pinol told local radio in a telephone interview.
“They left it at the baggage counter,” he said. “It exploded, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to several others.”
Pinol said police were investigating whether the blast was linked to a scheduled visit to the area by President Gloria Arroyo next week.
In October, two bombs also exploded on Quezon Ave. here, killing one person and wounding several others.
Authorities have blamed local terrorists for the blast and earlier bombings in the city. With Thea Alberto, INQUIRER.net and Agence France-Presse
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A powerful explosion rocked a shopping mall in the southern city of Kidapawan around 5 p.m. Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring six others, police said.
The improvised bomb was placed at the baggage check-in counter near the entrance of the new KNCC Mall in Kidapawan City, said city police head Chief Inspector Leo Ajero.
He said he could not say whether the bomb was remotely detonated or was fitted with a timing device because an investigation was still going on.
Ajero said investigators recovered an unexploded bomb in the same area, but he declined to give details.
“It’s most probably an improvised explosive device,” North Cotabato Governor Manuel Pinol told local radio in a telephone interview.
“They left it at the baggage counter,” he said. “It exploded, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to several others.”
Pinol said police were investigating whether the blast was linked to a scheduled visit to the area by President Gloria Arroyo next week.
In October, two bombs also exploded on Quezon Ave. here, killing one person and wounding several others.
Authorities have blamed local terrorists for the blast and earlier bombings in the city. With Thea Alberto, INQUIRER.net and Agence France-Presse