Another blast occurs at Tomas Claudio Street – the site of twin explosions that injured a bomb squad member in November
Just hours after a powerful earthquake shook Zamboanga City, an explosion rocked the city's downtown Monday night, December 29.
The blast
occurred along Tomas Claudio Street 8:50 pm Sunday, Zamboanga City Mayor Maria
Isabelle "Beng" Climaco said in a Facebook post.
"The public is also urged to remain calm but vigilant in the light of
the Tomas Claudio blast 8:50 tonight. Investigation of the incident is
ongoing. PNP (Philippine National Police) and AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines
The site of the
explosion was the same location where two improvised explosive devices
went off in a massage parlor on November 9, injuring a bomb squad
member who responded to the incident.
There were no
reported casualties as of 10 pm Monday.
Hours before the
incident, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake
struck 200 kilometers northwest of Zamboanga
City
No damage or
casualty was reported.
http://www.rappler.com/nation/79314-zamboanga-city-explosion
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