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Philippines blast kills 14

A huge explosion rocked the southern Philippine city of General Santos today, killing 14 people and injuring at least 60 at a market, police...

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A huge explosion rocked the southern Philippine city of General Santos today, killing 14 people and injuring at least 60 at a market, police and witnesses said.

Shoppers and merchants fled the market in panic after the explosion and police cordoned off the area. Three people died at the scene and 11 in three different hospitals, said Chief Superintendent Antonio Billiones.

Police noted recent reports of threats by Muslim rebels from the Abu Sayyaf, a homegrown group linked to the regional militant network Jemaah Islamiah JI. But the mayor of General Santos said the blast could have been caused by feuding merchants.

Billiones said police had been receiving intelligence reports, as early as September, on alleged plans by the Abu Sayyaf to bomb the city.

 

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