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A bombing occurred where at least 8 people were killed and 40 others injured after a car bomb exploded in Cotabato City, Maguindanao province in the Philippines. [127] [128] It is the worst such attack ever in Cotabato City. [129] The police released photos of suspects the day after the bombing. [129]
Bombing. The bombing site inside the Dimaporo gymnasium. On December 3, 2023 at around 7:30 a.m., during a Mass being conducted at the Dimaporo Gymnasium of Mindanao State University in Marawi, an improvised explosive device detonated [9][10] after the Kyrie portion. [6][11] There were around 72 attendees of the Mass, [12] which was presided by ...
The United States condemned the "horrific terrorist attack" and said it stood with Filipinos in rejecting violence, joining a chorus of support from countries including Japan, Australia, Britain ...
The Pamplona massacre was a mass shooting and assassination incident that took place at Pamplona, Negros Oriental in the Philippines.On March 4, 2023, at approximately 9:36 A.M. (), a group of former members of the Philippine military stormed the residence of Roel Degamo, the governor of Negros Oriental, in Pamplona and killed Degamo, the target, as well as nine others. [1]
Legal aspects. According to Philippine laws, terrorism is a crime under the Human Security Act of 2007 which describes such acts as causing "widespread and extraordinary fear and panic among the populace". The first group to be officially listed as a terrorist organization under the law was the Abu Sayyaf on September 10, 2015, by the Basilan ...
Terrorism in the Philippines: 12 December Vehicle-ramming, suicide bombing, mass shooting 23 (+1) 34: Daraban, Pakistan Daraban police station attack: A police station in Daraban was attacked by militants. One of the attackers blew himself up. Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack. [118] [119] [120] Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan
The Battle of Marawi was a consequence of the Philippines' long struggle against terrorism, in the aftermath of September 11 attacks in the United States, against the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) [45] then linked with Al-Qaeda and now with the Islamic State. [46] But the Battle of Marawi has been associated with the Maute group being its stronghold.
79. Garissa, Kenya. Six to ten gunmen associated with the Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab opened fire at the Garissa University in Kenya. Christians were their main target of the attack, with the Islamic extremists separating the Muslims from Christians before executing them. Up to three hundred students are unaccounted for.