(Eagle News)–A bomb threat disrupted hearings in the Antipolo Hall of Justice on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Around 9 a.m., several judges and a prosecutor received a text message about the supposed bomb. So far, though, authorities found no bomb in the area.
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Another group eyed in Sultan Kudarat blast as death toll rises to 3
(Eagle News)—-Authorities are eyeing another group in the blast in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday, Aug. 28, as the death toll rose to three. A report over dzbb said authorities were looking into the possibility one Abu Turaifie group, led by one Esmail Sheikh Abdulmalik alias Abu Turaifie, was behind the incident in Isulan that also injured over 30 others. The Philippine National Police said the group claimed to have ties with the Islamic State. Earlier, […]
1,800 evacuated as France defuses British WWII bomb
RENNES, France (AFP) — Some 1,800 people were ordered to evacuate their homes in northwest France on Sunday as a bomb squad defused a British bomb from World War II, officials said. The 220-kilogram (485-pound) bomb was found in late June during construction work near the center of Rouen in Normandy. Residents living within a 270-meter (nearly 900-foot) radius of the site was told to leave the area early Sunday ahead of the operation, which […]
UPDATED3: Bomb explosion in Basilan checkpoint kills at least ten; Abu Sayyaf allegedly behind attack
Eight others injured (Eagle News)–At least ten people were confirmed dead after a bomb exploded in a van in a checkpoint in Lamitan, Basilan on Tuesday, July 31. Col. Edgar Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson, said those killed were five members of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit, four “dependents” and one soldier. Eight were reportedly injured. The explosion happened as soldiers and pro-government militia troops were inspecting the van that was stopped […]
WWII bomb forces mass evacuation in central Berlin
by Frank ZELLER Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — The planned disposal of an unexploded World War II bomb Friday will force a mass evacuation around Berlin’s central railway station and likely spark transport chaos in the German capital. Trains, trams, buses and even some flights at the city’s Tegel airport will be halted when a police bomb squad starts defusing the British 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) bomb unearthed on a building site. Authorities have declared […]
UK navy works to remove WWII bomb after airport closed
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Bomb disposal experts from Britain’s Royal Navy were continuing in their efforts late Monday to remove a World War II bomb after its discovery closed London City Airport. The 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) German bomb was discovered early on Sunday morning in King George V Dock, during planned works near the runway of London’s most central airport. As experts worked to move the unexploded ordnance, the airport was shut down and a […]
Three civilians killed in southern Thailand market bomb: police
YALA, Thailand (AFP) — A motorcycle bomb killed three civilians and wounded 22 others on Monday morning at a market in Thailand’s insurgency-hit south, officials said, the first such attack on a ‘soft target’ in the Muslim-majority region for months. A rebellion against Thai rule in the culturally distinct Thai “Deep South” bordering Malaysia has left nearly 7,000 dead — the majority civilians — since 2004. The death toll in 2017 from the insurgency was […]
Palace condoles with kin of 2 soldiers killed in recent friendly fire incident in Marawi
(Eagle News) — Malacanang on Thursday condoled with the families of the two soldiers who were killed in Wednesday’s friendly fire incident, the second in Marawi after President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law in Mindanao to quell the rebellion there. “On behalf of the President, we wish to express our deepest condolences to the families of the two soldiers who were killed in yesterday’s air strike accident while fighting Maute rebel remnants,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto […]
Colombian police arrest eight in mall bombing probe
BOGOTA, Columbia (Reuters) – Eight people from a little-known urban guerrilla group have been arrested in connection with a bombing last week at an upscale mall in the Colombian capital Bogota, the police said on Saturday (June 24). Three people were killed and eight wounded when an explosive detonated in a women’s restroom at the Andino shopping center on June 17. Four men and four women, members of The People’s Revolutionary Movement (MRP) rebel group, […]
Six Thai soldiers killed by bomb in restive south
PATTANI, Thailand (AFP) – Six Thai soldiers were killed and four injured when a roadside bomb ripped their patrol truck apart in the insurgency-plagued south on Monday, police said. The bomb hit the pick-up as it was carrying ten soldiers along a dirt road in Pattani province, leaving a pile of rubble and twisted car parts. “The roadside bomb exploded before noon, killing six and injuring four,” said Preuk Liengsuk, the police chief of Thung […]
Afghan TV studio in ruins after massive blast
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The studio and newsrooms of television station 1TV sustained damage after a bomb hidden in a sewage tanker exploded in the morning rush hour in the center of Kabul on Wednesday (May 31), killing at least 80 people and wounding hundreds more in the Afghan capital’s unofficial “Green Zone.” Staff removed ceiling boards which had fallen off and shattered glass and doors which had been blown off due to the impact of […]
11 soldiers killed, 7 others wounded after gov’t aircraft misses airstrike target
(Eagle News) –Eleven soldiers were killed and seven others were wounded in a government airstrike in Marawi, prompting authorities to decide to limit the use of airstrikes to avoid government casualties. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said authorities were investigating the “accident” that took place on Wednesday, as government troops fought to claim the Maute group’s remaining stronghold. Lorenzana, who earlier said 10 soldiers had been killed, said there were “50 to 100” terrorists “holed up in reinforced buildings” […]
