Muslim schoolgirls are dismissed from classes at a madrasa near the Golden Mosque in Manila. Some Philippine government officials pin the blame for a recent spate of bombings across the country on the Asian nation’s Muslim extremists. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Security guards check a car going into the Sofitel Hotel in Manila. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo beefed up an anti-terrorist command center and troops have been placed on high alert following a series of bombings in the archipelago. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Armed security guards stand watch outside a shopping center in Manila. No one has claimed responsibility for the recent bombings. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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A Muslim woman sells smoked tuna and fresh produce from a market stall near the Golden Mosque in Manila. Every time a bomb goes off, they blame the Muslims, said Bobby Limbona, outside the mosque. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A girl naps at a food stall near the Golden Mosque. A wave of violence that killed 12 recently in the Philippines has people fearful and speculating about which militant religious or political group may have been responsible. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A young boy looks on as men listen to a recital of passages from the Koran following afternoon prayers at the Golden Mosque in Manila. Members of the country’s Muslim community say that government accusations that they are behind a recent spate of bombings are unsubstantiated. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A girl at the window of a tenement building in Quiapo, the site of a large Muslim community in the teeming metropolis of Manila. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
