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Blast kills Philippine Muslim MP | |
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A powerful bomb has hit part of the Philippine House of Representatives killing two people, among them an MP, and injuring 10 others, police say. | |
Congressman Wahab Akbar was killed alongside his driver in a blast just after 2000 local time (1200 GMT) in the south wing of the chamber. | Congressman Wahab Akbar was killed alongside his driver in a blast just after 2000 local time (1200 GMT) in the south wing of the chamber. |
Witnesses said the ground shook and parts of the ceiling collapsed and chunks of the facade were dislodged. | Witnesses said the ground shook and parts of the ceiling collapsed and chunks of the facade were dislodged. |
A session of Congress had just ended at the complex north of Manila. | A session of Congress had just ended at the complex north of Manila. |
Manila police chief Geary Barias said investigations pointed to a bomb planted on a motorcycle parked near Mr Akbar's car. | |
"It looks like the congressman was the target of the attack," Mr Barias told reporters. | |
A family friend, Sandra Cam, told AFP the congressman was directly hit by the blast that tore through the south wing of the complex, killing his driver and injuring two other lawmakers. | |
Mr Akbar, 47, had twice served as governor of Basilan, an island in the south of the Philippines used by the Islamist group Abu Sayyaf as a base for launching kidnapping and bombing raids. | |
The United States has listed Abu Sayyaf as a terrorist organisation and says it has links to al-Qaeda. |