Thursday, January 27, 2011

Philippines: Jihadists Murder Five, Wound 13 In Jihad Attack On Crowded Bus

From Jihad Watch:

Philippines: Misunderstanders of Islam murder five, wound 13 in jihad attack on crowded bus


More dawah and bridge-building. "Philippine Officials See Link to Islamic Militants in Bus Explosion," from VOA News, January 26:



Philippine authorities say Tuesday's deadly bomb attack on a passenger bus in Manila has the hallmarks of terrorist attacks in the nation's turbulent south.

Five people were killed and at least 13 others wounded when the bomb ripped apart a bus as it was traveling near Manila's Makati business district. The blast was so powerful it damaged a nearby concrete wall.



Officials say the remotely-detonated improvised bomb used in the attack was similar to those used by Muslim insurgents who have been fighting a decades-long battle for a separate homeland in the southern Philippines, but did not mention any specific group.



No group has claimed responsibility for the Manila attack so far.



Abu Sayyaf, a group linked to al-Qaida, has been linked to terrorist attacks in the region for years. The group has also been blamed for a similar bus bombing in Manila in 2005 on the same road as Tuesday's bombing. Four people were killed in that attack....



Posted by Robert on January 26, 2011 7:18 AM

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