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| Bomb kills child in Philippines | Bomb kills child in Philippines |
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| A bomb has exploded at a bus station in the city of Cotabato in the southern Philippines, killing a young boy and injuring about 20 others. | |
| A local police chief told Reuters news agency fragments of the bomb had been recovered at a canteen in the station. | A local police chief told Reuters news agency fragments of the bomb had been recovered at a canteen in the station. |
| The motive for attack was unclear, police chief Paniares Adap said. | The motive for attack was unclear, police chief Paniares Adap said. |
| Cotabato is a major city in the southern Philippines, where Islamic militants have been fighting against the largely Catholic government. | Cotabato is a major city in the southern Philippines, where Islamic militants have been fighting against the largely Catholic government. |
| The country's mid-term elections earlier this week were marred by outbreaks of violence. | |
| More than 100 people were killed in the three-month election campaign period, and observers predicted the long vote-count would lead to more violence. | |
| But police told reporters it was too early to say if the Cotabato explosion was related to the polls. |