ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least 1 person was killed and 10 others were reported wounded in a bomb explosion late Thursday at a massage clinic in downtown Zamboanga City in southern Philippines, officials said.
Officials said the powerful blast killed Geraldine Miguel, 30, and damaged the Manly Massage Parlor along San Jose Road, just several blocks away from the main police headquarters.
Police and soldiers cordoned off the area to prevent civilians from getting near the site as members of the police bomb squad inspected the building. It was not immediately known what kind of explosive was used in the bombing.
“Debris were all over the place due to IED explosion and according to the police bomb squad, the blast occurred from the inside of the Manly Massage Parlor,” Councilor Jerry Perez, who was at the site, said in a radio interview.
Radio stations e-Media and RMN identified the wounded as Teresita delos Santos; Cheska Mendoza, 24; Stephanie Cartel, 32; Nestor Alaban, 36; Alfredo Enojo, 55; Elizabeth Alarcon, 38; Rina Ananog, Nilo Gonzales, Reynalda delos Reyes and Karen Alvarez, 29.
A security guard said one person was confirmed killed in the blast. No individual or group claimed responsibility for the explosion that also damaged several establishments nearby.
Mayor Beng Climaco has appealed to citizens to stay calm and vigilant and report to authorities suspicious persons and abandoned baggage in their community.
Just in November and December last year, suspected Abu Sayyaf bombers also detonated improvised explosives inside the Princess Massage Parlor and De Luxe Massage and Karaoke Bar along Tomas Claudio Street near San Jose and injured at least 3 people, including a policeman.
Three people with suspected links to the Abu Sayyaf were arrested by the police in connection to last year’s the bombings. (Mindanao Examiner)
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