Religion of Peace Strikes Again in Philippines
Charles Johnson
Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 7:50 am PDT • Views: 265
Eight people dead in a shopping mall in Manila: Explosion at Philippines mall kills 8.
MANILA, Philippines - A powerful explosion ripped through three floors of a shopping mall in the heart of Manila’s financial district Friday, killing eight people, injuring scores and sending police and troops on the highest state of alert.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said “circumstances indicate it is highly probable that it was caused by an explosive device.” The same mall was targeted by a bombing in 2000.She said police and the military went on the highest alert and deployed an additional 2,000 personnel to secure public areas “to prevent a similar occurrence.”
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