11 wounded in Zambo twin blasts
10/10/2011Two powerful explosions believed to be from home-made bombs ripped through a motel and a cock-fighting arena in Zamboanga City yesterday, wounding 11 persons, police said.
The first explosion at noon tore through the ground floor of the two-story Red Palm inn in Zamboanga, a port city in the troubled southern island of Mindanao, where Islamist militants operate.
“It was a huge explosion. Six of my friends were injured and taken away for medical help after a wall fell on them after the explosion,” said hotel guest and witness Roland Teofilo, who escaped unharmed.
“I believe the blast happened below our room.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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