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| Twelve people were killed and many others were wounded when a bomb exploded during a town festival in the southern Philippines, police have said. | Twelve people were killed and many others were wounded when a bomb exploded during a town festival in the southern Philippines, police have said. |
| The bomb went off at about 2200 (1200 GMT) in front of the town hall of Makilala town in the southern part of the province of North Cotabato. | The bomb went off at about 2200 (1200 GMT) in front of the town hall of Makilala town in the southern part of the province of North Cotabato. |
| Associated Press quoted provincial police chief Federico Dulay as saying two people died on the spot. | Associated Press quoted provincial police chief Federico Dulay as saying two people died on the spot. |
| Ten more died on the way to hospital in nearby Kidapawan city, he added. | Ten more died on the way to hospital in nearby Kidapawan city, he added. |
| The bomb exploded during a celebration for the town's 52nd anniversary, said Mayor Honofre Respicio. | The bomb exploded during a celebration for the town's 52nd anniversary, said Mayor Honofre Respicio. |
| Earlier, a blast in the market in the city of Tacurong, in southern Sultan Kudarat province, injured at least four people, army and police officials said. |