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1st LD Writethru: 4 killed, 11 injured in S. Philippine blast

Xinhua, October 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

A bomb exploded in Isabela City, Basilan of southern Philippines Thursday hitting a convoy of a local city official that left four people killed, according to local police.

Police said 11 others were wounded and rushed to the hospital.

Police Superintendent Albert Larubis, Isabela City Police chief, said improvised explosive device (IED) exploded about 1:10 p.m. local time along the street in front the house of Mayor Cherrylyn Santos-Akbar in Barangay Sunrise.

He said initial investigation disclosed that the bomb was believed to be planted in a tricycle cab parked along the street.

The police said bomb incidentally exploded while the convoy of Vice Mayor Abdulbaki Ajibon was passing and hit its back-up vehicle. The vice mayor was not injured.

Larubis said no one claimed responsibility in the deadly bombing that destroyed the back-up vehicle, a pick-up type, of Ajibon and damaged to the concrete fence. Endi