Two dead after bomb explodes outside mall in southern Philippines
Saudi Press Agency
Monday 1440/4/24 - 2018/12/31
Manila, December 31, 2018, SPA -- A bomb explosion ripped through stalls selling fruits and trinkets outside a mall in the southern Philippines on Monday,
killing two people and injuring 24, police and the military said, according to dpa.
The improvised explosive device was placed in a box left near the stalls that were also selling firecrackers and toys outside the South Seas Mall in Cotabato City, 895 kilometres south of Manila.
A second, undetonated bomb was found along the same street, near where the explosion occurred, said Major General Cirilito Sobejana.
"The second bomb was left, probably in a hurry," he said. "We are still checking if the bomb that exploded was detonated by a cellular phone or another triggering machine was used." A man and a woman were declared dead on arrival at two hospitals in Cotabato City, a police report said, citing information from the four hospitals in total where the victims were rushed.
--SPA
13:49 LOCAL TIME 10:49 GMT
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