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  • Davao Cellphone Activated Bomb
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    60mm mortar, cellphone-activated bomb killed Davao blast victims

    What kind of bomb killed the 14 blast victims and wounded some 60 others in Davao on Friday night, September 2? The Roxas Night Market lethal bomb was made of a 60-mm mortar triggered by a cellphone—a common triggering mechanism used for terroristic bombings. With this contraption, suspects can walk away a safe distance from […] More

  • Sara Duterte not be terrorized
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    Sara Duterte: We will not be terrorized by bombing

    Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte urges the city “not to be terrorized” by the bombing of the city’s popular night market on Friday evening. “We will not be terrorized by this heinous crime and I call on all Dabawenyos to unite and let us help each other rise from this senseless incident,” Duterte said in […] More

  • Davao night market bombing
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    14 killed, 67 hurt in Davao night market bombing

    A bomb exploded at a busy night market in Davao City at 10:20 pm on Friday, killing at least 14 people and hurting 67 others, according to the latest report from police and local officials. In a statement posted on the city’s official Facebook page, Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte said that 10 victims […] More