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  • South Philippines blasts kill two

    12/18/2008 3:21:57 PM PST · by Cindy · 10 replies · 359+ views
    BBC NEWS ^ | Page last updated at 15:40 GMT, Thursday, 18 December 2008 | n/a
    One report said the bombs were packed with nails Two people have died in twin explosions at shops in the city of Iligan in the southern Philippines. At least 47 people were injured - two critically - in the blasts, which went off minutes apart in two shops packed with Christmas shoppers. Police have blamed "terrorists" for the bombs, and Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice. Iligan is on the island of Mindanao, which has an active Muslim insurgency. There have been sporadic clashes between government troops and rebels fighting for self rule...