Philippine Blasts Kill Four

World | October 17, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

Four people have been killed and many more have been injured after two bombs exploded in the southern Philippine city of Zamboanga, police say. The first bomb went off at the Shop-o-Rama department store in the city at about 11:40 a.m. local time, killing at least three people. Shortly afterwards, as police were defusing another bomb at the same location, a second bomb exploded at another department store about a block away, killing at least one person and wounding several others. Police described the bombs as incendiary explosive devices. There has been no immediate claim of responsibility for the blasts. Rescue teams have rushed to the scene to treat the wounded.

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