Posted on 09/02/2016 10:35:57 AM PDT by sockmonkey
DOZENS have been killed and 60 injured after a huge bomb explosion rocked a popular night market in the Philippines.
According to Davao City Police, the incident took place at 10.20pm local time at a street market outside the high-end Marco Polo hotel in Davao, in the southern Philippines.
Witnesses reported hearing loud bangs and smoke billowed across the city.
Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella confirmed that some 60 people were wounded who were rushed to the San Pedro Hospital for treatment.
A further 10 - five men and five women - have been confirmed dead.
However the number of casualties keeps rising, with reports of up to 25 casualties.
The City Government of Davao posted on its Facebook account: "Reported explosion in Davao City Friday night left a number of people dead and several others wounded.
"Investigations goin on. Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte asked public to go home and bars to close down."
a second explosion allegedly happened minutes after the first explosion.
Students at the Ateneo de Davao University have been advised to go home, and bars have been closed as a lockdown is placed on the area.
The incident comes after the national police force thwarted an assassination plot against President Rodrigo Duterte, who usually flies home to Davao City every weekend.
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Are we allowed to speculate who did it?
Amish acting up again?
Aaaaand... it’s Muslins.
Friday night prayers to satan, then it’s time for boom boom.
Double bomb. At a hotel Duerte frequently stays at. He is safe. ISIS suspected but not ascertained as of yet.
bump!
“It has nothing to do with Islam” even if there are witnesses who heard the bombers yelling “Allahu Akbar” which by the way means, “this has nothing to do with Islam”
Muslims are always a strong contender, but he’s also been offing a lot of drug dealers recently.
Could be Muslims.
Could be Drug Dealers.
Could be Muslim Drug Dealers........................
#10...............
Can you think of a group who likes to murder people on their congregational day (Friday) ?
Even people there are speculating on if it’s Abu Sayef or drug lords.
The Duerte administration is going to go medieval on whoever did this.
No, but it’s understandable because they get them all fired up.
*** The Duerte administration is going to go medieval on whoever did this. ***
I think he had already decided to go that route before this hapoened. I think the terrorist attack was their response.
http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/09/02/AFP-vs-Abu-Sayyaf.html
Could be Muslims.
Could be Drug Dealers.
Could be Muslim Drug Dealers...
Could be Muslim slave traders...
5.56mm
If they are Taliban originated they are all of the above!
Okay guys, check in so we know you’re safe! Prayers up ...
Totally sensationalistic headlining.
“10 dead” must be a new way of counting by “dozens” (plural noted).
I’ll be very careful when ordering a “dozen” donuts...
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