Blast in Philippine south wounds 4, damages bridge

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Source: Reuters

MANILA, April 20 (Reuters) - A powerful blast ripped through a bus terminal in the southern Philippines on Monday wounding foru people, an army spokesman said, blaming the attack on a rogue faction of Muslim guerrillas.

The explosion, believed to have been caused by a crude bomb, also shattered glass panels of nearby commercial establishments in North Cotabato province, Major Randolph Cabangbang, an army spokesman, told reporters.

"Nobody specialises in such terrorist operations other than the lawless Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) group," Cabangbang said, adding it was the second bombing attack on Monday on the southern island of Mindanao.

Two crude bombs exploded at dawn near Iligan City, damaging a 100-metre (328-foot) bridge linking the Catholic-dominated urban centre to Muslim towns on Lanao del Norte province.


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