Third Philippine bomb blast counts 13 victims

A HOMEMADE bomb exploded near a Roman Catholic church last night in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga, killing one person and injuring 12, police said.

Third Philippine bomb blast counts 13 victims

The bombing came after twin blasts tore through two department stores last Thursday in Zamboanga, a predominantly Christian port city about 530 miles south of Manila. Those explosions killed seven people and injured more than 150.

The Radio Mindanao Network identified the one death as a Filipino marine corporal assigned to guard the church's gate. He died en route to hospital.

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