MANILA: A woman suspected of being a suicide bomber was killed in an explosion near a military detachment in the southern Philippines on Sunday ...
MANILA: A woman suspected of being a suicide bomber was killed in an explosion near a military detachment in the southern Philippines on Sunday , but there were no other casualties, the army said.
The explosion could have caused heavy casualties, but for the actions of the troops guarding the detachment, regional task force commander Major General Corleto Vinluan said in a statement, adding that a detonator had been found at the scene. The Sulu archipelago is a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf, a radical faction that has pledged allegiance to Islamic State. The group is notorious for piracy and kidnap for ransom.Sunday's incident came a day after an explosion at a public market elsewhere in the region wounded eight people.
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