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| Two Dead, 5 Wounded in Southern Philippine Bus Bombing |
| 2012-04-12 |
[An Nahar] Two people were killed and five others were maimed when a bomb went kaboom!on a bus in the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the regional military commander said. The kaboom occurred as the bus was pulling into a terminal in Carmen, a town on the restive island of Mindanao that is home to a long-running Moslem insurgency, Lieutenant Colonel Benjie Hao told news hounds. The regional military front man initially reported that 10 people were killed and two maimed, but Hao said the corpse count of two was confirmed after soldiers reached the scene of the blast. The bomb was apparently planted inside the bus, according to Hao. Although there were no immediate suspects in the blast, Hao said that extortionists had previously carried out such bombings to force the bus company to pay them protection money. The incident took place in a region where Moslem separatist rebels and heavily-armed outlaw groups are active, often resorting to extortion, kidnapping and banditry to raise funds. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 There's been a long-standing issue with Filipino bus companies. Most of it might be due to " outlaw groups", but a good part of it is due to rivalry. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2012-04-12 11:58 |
| #1 "Protection" money, heh. As in, we will bomb your buses and passengers if you don't pay it. Great protection. |
| Posted by: American Delight 2012-04-12 06:09 |