4 Killed, 37 Injured in Philippine Bombing
Reuters
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines —
A homemade bomb exploded at the foot of a giant Roman Catholic crucifix in the southern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least four people and wounding 37 others, police said.
A police spokesman said the bomb went off while dozens of worshipers were lighting candles and praying below the crucifix at Fort Pilar, a popular Catholic shrine in the port city of Zamboanga, 500 miles south of Manila.
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