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(UPDATED) ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – A bomb exploded in a bus at around 9.40 pm Thursday, August 16, hurting at least 7 passengers, local authorities said in Zamboanga City.
After initial reports said 4 people were injured, Mayor Celso Lobregat later raised the number to 7.
The bus was approaching the Guiwan bus terminal in Barangay Guiwan when the explosion occurred.
The back portion of the bus was a total wreck, said barangay official Samuel Natividad.
According to the police, the bus had just come from Pagadian City when the blast happened.
Around 11 pm, another explosion occurred near a mosque in Zamboanga City. A bomb exploded near Al Mahdi mosque in Barangay Suterville, said police chief Senior Supt James Mejia.
The bombing happened amid rebel attacks in other areas in the region.
Rebel attacks in Maguindanao had displaced at least 40,000 people, according to a UN agency.
In Basilan, another soldier was killed in an encounter with suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf a few days ago. It was the fourth deadly clash between both sides this year. – Rappler.com, with reports from Amir Mawallil
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