Philippines market blast death toll rises

The death toll in a market bomb blast in the Philippines has risen to 13, with 52 injured.

The death toll in a market bomb blast in the Philippines has risen to 13, with 52 injured.

The market was packed with Christmas shoppers, the military said. What is thought to be a homemade bomb, or grenade hidden in a box, went off in the market’s meat section in General Santos city.

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