10 May 2017

News Story: 4 policemen injured in blast in S. Philippines

MANILA, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Four policemen were injured, three seriously, when a roadside bomb exploded in the southern Philippines Cotabato City on Tuesday, police said.

Police said the improvised explosive device (IED) went off around 10:15 a.m. (local time) in front of a public market and a school in Rajah Buayan town in Maguindanao province, wounding the policemen on board a police patrol car.

Initial investigation showed the IED was detonated using a mobile phone.

Read the full story at Xinhua