MANILA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine police confirmed on Monday that a suspected bomb found near the U.S. embassy in Manila was an improvised explosive device.
Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa also told a televised press conference that the device was similar to the one used in the bomb blast in Davao City in September that killed 15.
"An argument can be made" that the Maute group was behind the attempted bomb attack, though "there is no hard evidence yet," he said.
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