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| Southeast Asia |
| Jolo bombing kills 2 |
| 2006-03-27 |
| Two people were killed and seven injured on Monday when a crude bomb exploded at a small retail store in a suspected Muslim extremist attack in the southern Philippines, an army spokesman said. Major Gamal Hayudini said no group had claimed responsibility for the attack on the island of Jolo, but local police suspected that the al Qaeda-linked militant group Abu Sayyaf was behind it. "We're still investigating to determine the type of bomb," Hayudini told reporters, adding that troops in the area had gone on alert to ease tension and prevent an escalation of violence. Last month, a crude bomb ripped through a row of night clubs outside an army base on Jolo, killing a man and wounding 13 people, days before 250 U.S. troops were due to conduct humanitarian missions on the island. Hayudini said there were still teams of U.S. soldiers on Jolo to complete several construction projects, such as roads, potable water wells and school buildings as part of annual exercises with the Philippine military. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |