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| Four dead, 15 hurt in Philippines bus blast, |
| 2011-01-25 |
| AT least four people have been killed and 15 injured when a bomb exploded on a crowded bus in the Philippine capital's financial district tonight. Authorities said it was too early to say who was behind the explosion as the bus traveled along one of Manila's busiest roads, but Mr Aquino ordered security forces on alert. "We have asked the police and military and the intelligence services to review their threat assessment, with the end view of hardening all areas considered under threat," Mr Aquino said in a nationally televised address. Meanwhile a bomb struck restive southern Thailand yesterday, killing nine villagers and injuring another two, police said, in the latest violence to hit the insurgency-wracked region. Body The roadside device exploded at around 5:30pm local time in a village in Yala province, police said, with all the victims thought to be Buddhists returning home from work. Islamic insurgents have waged a violent campaign in Thailand's southernmost region bordering Malaysia since early 2004, leaving more than 4,400 people dead, including both Muslims and Buddhists. |
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