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A bomb thrown at the screen of a movie theater exploded, the sixth in a series of bombings subsequently believed to have been part of the God Save the Queen Plot. [11] 18 March 1987 Baguio: 4 45 Improvised Explosive Device: A bomb exploded at the Philippine Military Academy where President Corazon Aquino was scheduled to speak. Some sources ...
By October 1944, the airstrip and nearby harbor came under allied attack. The prisoners were forced to dig bomb shelters within the prison compound, consisting of trenches 5 feet (1.5 m) deep and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide. Shelter A held 50 men, Shelter B held 35, and Shelter C held up to 30, and were augmented by smaller 2–3 man shelters.
The Malinta Tunnel is a tunnel complex built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers on the island of Corregidor in the Philippines. It was initially used as a bomb-proof storage and personnel bunker, but was later equipped as a 1,000-bed hospital. [ 1 ]
The night before the Mindanao attacks, a bomb exploded in the nearby town of Datu Piang. [7] At approximately 8:50 a.m. in Cotabato City, a bomb exploded near a lechón food stall, across the street from the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception during Sunday Mass as a military truck drove by, killing five people and injuring up to 55 more.
A bomb shelter is a structure designed to provide protection against the effects of a bomb. Types of shelter. One-man shelter from WW2 Germany, Bundeswehr Military ...
Canada's civil defense measures evolved over time. As with many other matters in Canada, responsibility is shared between the federal and provincial government. [4] The first post-WWII civil defence co-ordinator was appointed in October 1948 "to supervise the work of federal, provincial and municipal authorities in planning for public air-raid shelters, emergency food and medical supplies, and ...
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A bomb blast in front of a Malagutay district [1] karaoke bar near a military arms depot [4] in Zamboanga City killed an American Green Beret commando and three Filipino civilians. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At least 25 other people, one of them another American trooper, were wounded in the blast. [ 5 ]