Philippines opens massive manhunt after bombing in southern region

A massive manhunt is underway for suspects who bombed a Catholic mass and killed at least four people while injuring 50 others in southern Philippines, Lieutenant-General William Gonzales, the Western Mindanao Command chief, said on December 4.
Philippines opens massive manhunt after bombing in southern region ảnh 1The bomb goes off on December 3 at a university gymnasium in Marawi (Photo: AFP)
Hanoi (VNA) - A massive manhunt is underway for suspects who bombed a Catholic mass and killed at least four people while injuring 50 others in southern Philippines, Lieutenant-General William Gonzales, the Western Mindanao Command chief, said on December 4.

The police were looking into at least two suspects they believed were behind the blast, which the self-claimed Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for.

The bomb went off on December 3 during a service at a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi./.
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