Suspected militants on Sunday detonated a second bomb in less than a week in a southern Philippine town, killing at least one and wounding 15.
The homemade bomb went off near an internet cafe in Isulan town in Sultan Kudarat province, said regional military commander Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana.
“We’ve temporarily placed Isulan on a lockdown. We wouldn’t want the suspect to go out. We believe that the suspect is still inside,” Sobejana told reporters.
Three of the wounded were taken to a hospital in serious condition, he said.
A bomb concealed in a bag went off near a night market in Isulan on Wednesday, leaving three people dead and 35 wounded.
Military officials blamed both bombings on the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, a small but hard-line group that has aligned itself to the Islamic State group.
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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald