Police say the explosion at #MindanaoStateUniversity gymnasium in Marawi could be revenge by pro-Islamic State militants #BattleOfMarawi #Mindanao
Three people killed in Catholic mass blast in southern Philippines | #Philippines | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/03/three-people-killed-in-catholic-mass-blast-in-southern-philippines
#CagayanDeOro, #Philippines – A deadly bombing that killed and hurt those attending a Catholic Mass in a university gym in #MarawiCity on Sunday morning, December 3, sparked widespread condemnation both within and outside the predominantly #Muslim city.
#CatholicMass bombing sparks outrage in Marawi, elsewhere
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/catholic-mass-bombing-sparks-outrage-december-3-2023/
The blast in #Marawi, a city besieged by pro-Islamic State militants for five months in 2017, followed the killing of 11 combatants in a military operation on Friday in #MaguindanaoDelSur some 200 km (125 miles) away. #Philippines #Mindanao
PH military on high alert after calling #MarawiBombing terrorism | Inquirer News
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1869716/philippine-military-on-high-alert-after-bombing-called-terrorism?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery
"These people are family. The families of these young students entrusted them to us. We cannot abandon them," a peace advocate says in a phone interview with Rappler #MarawiBombing #CagayanDeOro #Philippines
'#Christians are family': #MarawiMuslims reach out to devastated families after blast
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/marawi-muslims-reach-out-devastated-families-after-blast/
"Let us be vigilant but not vigilantes,” said the #CCAA, adding that its Early Response Network (#ERN) has reported a rise in calls for revenge and #HateSpeech on the ground and #SocialMedia.
“We also call for calm and reflection amidst attempts to polarize the situation and sow the seeds of a #Muslim-#Christian conflict,” the group said. #MarawiBombing #Philippines
Group warns public against hate speech after bombing during Mass in Marawi City
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/group-warns-public-against-hate-speech-bombing-mass-marawi/
#MANILA, #Philippines – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (#CBCP) denounced on Sunday, December 3, the bombing of a school gymnasium where a Mass was being held in #MarawiCity.
CBCP president Bishop Pablo Virgilio David said the bombing happened on the First Sunday of #Advent, which holds special significance for #Catholics because it begins the traditional four-week preparation for #Christmas. #MarawiBombing
AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. says there similarities in the two explosions, but investigators could not yet say if the perpetrators of the #Jolo attacks were from the same group responsible for the #Marawi blast. #Philippines #MarawiBombing
Security officials probing possible links between Marawi blast, 2019 #JoloCathedral bombing
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/security-officials-probing-possible-links-marawi-blast-2023-jolo-cathedral-bombing-2019/
AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. says there similarities in the two explosions, but investigators could not yet say if the perpetrators of the Jolo attacks were from the same group responsible for the Marawi blast
#MANILA, #Philippines – #IslamicState militants claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing at a #CatholicMass in the Philippines on Sunday, December 3, that killed at least four people and injured 50 others.
The attack was carried out in a university gymnasium in #Marawi, a city in the south of the country besieged by Islamist militants for five months in 2017.
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly #MarawiBombing
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-marawi-bombing/
MSU should just close down for the rest of the year. It's crazy to ask the students to stay.
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#MARAWI, #Philippines – Students started fleeing #MarawiCity due to security concerns in the aftermath of the bombing that killed at least four people and hurt more than 40 other mostly Catholic mass-goers at the Dimaporo gym of the state-run #MindanaoStateUniversity (MSU) on Sunday, December 3. #MarawiBombing
The survivor witnessed the moments leading up to the deadly explosion and claimed that the bomber – a man who wore a black face mask – deliberately planted the bomb before the explosion that ripped through the crowd of Catholic devotees gathered for a morning Mass at the #MSU’s Ali Dimaporo gym on Sunday.
Eyewitness says MSU gym bomber placed bag under plastic chair
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/eyewitness-msu-gym-bomber-placed-bag-under-chair-marawi-december-5-2023/
#MARAWI, #Philippines – Authorities are investigating at least four terrorist group leaders believed to be responsible for the bombing that killed four Catholic mass-goers and injured nearly four dozen others at the Ali Dimaporo gym of the state-run #MindanaoStateUniversity (MSU) on Sunday, December 3. #MarawiBombing
At least 4 suspected Dawlah Islamiyah leaders linked to deadly MSU bombing
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/suspected-dawlah-islamiyah-leaders-deadly-msu-bombing-marawi-december-2023/
In a signed manifesto, communications and health student councils said a majority of MSU’s 14,000 students were still too scared to return to their classes a week after the bomb attack blamed on a terrorist group.
They petitioned for a shift in classes from in-person to online learning. #MarawiBombing #Philippines
Hundreds of #MSU students protest resumption of classes a week after bombing
https://www.rappler.com/nation/mindanao/msu-students-protest-resumption-classes-week-after-bombing-december-11-2023/
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