Bomb kills eight and wounds 70 in Philippine mall

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Bomb kills eight and wounds 70 in Philippine mall
Fri Oct 19, 2007 6:03am EDT

By Manny Mogato

MANILA (Reuters) - A bomb explosion in an upscale
shopping mall in the Philippine capital Manila on
Friday killed eight people and wounded at least 70,
police and local officials said.

Police initially suspected the blast in the Makati
business district was caused by an exploding cooking
gas cylinder in a restaurant, but police sources later
said they found traces of plastic explosives at the
site.

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity,
said the bomb was apparently left near a cell phone
repair shop in Glorietta, a sprawling three-storey
complex of department stores, high-end fashion
boutiques, restaurants, other shops and cinemas.

A general alert has been issued for the rest of the
city and for the international airport, officials said.
A meeting of the National Security Council was called
for later in the day.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP33474820071019

[merwin]

1. Scary. I work with people in that area.

Hope they're all OK.

[Bonobo]

2. They need to stop working with the US forces and killing Muslims in Mindanao area...