[Gulf Today] Police blamed Abu Sayyaf militants for setting off a powerful improvised bomb inside a karaoke and massage parlor that killed a female cashier and wounded 10 other people in Zamboanga City on Thursday night.Police chief Angelito Casimiro disclosed that the slain cashier, Geraldine Miguel, was a witness in the previous bombing of a neighboring bar that led to the arrest of several Abu Sayyaf militants.
Casimiro said, "When the suspect confirmed the presence of Miguel, he signaled his two companions to come in. The suspects entered the bar but they did not stay long and instead left behind a bag containing an improvised explosive device fashioned from a mortar shell."