COTABATO (UCAN): A grenade blast outside the Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato on December 22 wounded at least 12 people, including eight soldiers on patrol. Another explosion hurt at least six others in the nearby town of Libungan, also in Cotabato province, while two other people were wounded in another blast in Upi town.
No groups have yet claimed responsibility for the attacks, which happened ahead of Christmas in the predominantly Christian country.
Read more here: https://www.ucanews.com/news/blasts-hit-southern-philippines-ahead-of-christmas/86876
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