Eight killed in bombing at Philippine mall
By Channel NewsAsia's Philippines Correspondent Christine Ong |
Posted: 19 October 2007 1708 hrs
MANILA : Philippine police have placed Metro Manila on red alert
after a powerful explosion rocked a crowded shopping mall in the
business district.
Eight people were killed and close to 70 others injured.
Police sources have been quoted as saying traces of C4 explosives
were found at the scene, but investigators are still trying to
determine the cause of the blast.
It was the jam-packed lunch hour when an explosion ripped through
an upscale mall right in the heart of Makati, Manila's financial
district.
"The man in front of me who was wearing blue died. We don't know
what happened to his child but his wife's foot was severely
injured," said one eyewitness.
As soon as the police and ambulances arrived, the wounded were
carried out of the mall in stretchers.
Many of the victims had been hurt by shards of glass.
The police initially attributed the explosion to a gas leak in a
restaurant at the mall, but later expanded the possible
causes.
Gerry Barias, Metro Manila Police Chief, Philippine National
Police, said: "I told the media earlier that the cause of the
explosion was Liquefied Petroleum Gas but that wasn't an official
assessment. We're not discounting any other possibilities."
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