From the Philippine Star (Oct 6): MPD: No bombing in LRT Recto station


The Manila Police District assured the public that no bombing incident happened at the Light Rail Transit 2 Recto Station, amid information circulating in microblogging site Twitter. In a radio report, MPD Director Chief Supt. Alejandro Gutierrez said someone called the station in the afternoon due to suspicious packages found in the area. A bomb disposal unit was dispatched and checked if the boxes contained explosives. Metro Manila Development Authority traffic director Yves Gonzalez, through his Twitter account @doblezeta, said earlier reports about a bomb explosion in the area were not confirmed. In a phone interview, Sgt. Gerardo Villanueva of the MPD Office of the District Director told philstar.com that the three boxes, found at around 1pm, contained nothing but pieces of glass....

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