| ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) - A powerful bomb tore through a food court, killing at least six people and injuring scores while U.S. military officers were in town to discuss helping the government fight Muslim rebels. The Americans were unhurt in the early evening attack in this city in the restive southern Philippines, officials said. They were staying at a tightly guarded military camp a few miles from the site of the explosion, said Lt. Gen. Roy Cimatu, who heads the Philippine military's Southern Command. There was no evidence the group of more than 20 Americans was targeted, but Cimatu said the bombing might have been a protest against their presence. There were no credible claims of responsibility for the attack. Cimatu said among the suspects was the Abu Sayyaf, an extremist Muslim group the Philippine military is targeting in a major offensive focusing on nearby Basilan island. |