Bomb blast kills man in restive south Philippines
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The Philippine military says a bomb explosion near a mosque in a restive southern province has killed one man. Military spokesman Lt. Col. Prudencio Asto says the roadside bomb went off late Friday in Maguindanao province. Police have blamed Muslim rebels for a similar bombing outside a government office in nearby North Cotabato province earlier this week.
Soldiers found two other mortar rounds attached to cellphones in neighboring Sultan Kudarat province the same day. Asto said Saturday that the 27-year-old victim was hit by shrapnel in the head. Fragments of an 81 mm mortar shell and electronic circuits have been recovered at the scene. (AP)
