(UPDATE 2)FLASHand 11 killed, 17 hurt in Bukidnon bus blast
Breaking News • 04:23 AM Wed Dec 10, 2014
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Edwin Fernandez, Priam F. Nepomuceno, PNA
Eleven persons die when a bomb went off inside Rural Transit Bus in Maramag, Bukidnon at past 6 p.m. today. Volunteers help rescue survivors in this photo. (photo courtesy of Clifford Santillan, CMU Overhead page)
MANILA-- At least 11 persons, mostly students of state run university while more than 20 otherswere hurt after a bomb exploded at a passenger bus passing through Maramag town, Bukidnon Tuesday afternoon.The incident took place at 5and 45 p.m.The blast occurred as the RTMI Bus with body number 2640 was passing near the Central Mindanao University.Major Christian Uy, 4th Infantry Division spokesperson, said all of the fatalities died on the spot while the 17 wounded are now undergoing treatment at the Valencia Hospital.Uy said nine died on the spot while two others expired at a hospital in Maramag town in Bukidnon.The bus was headed for Cagayan De Oro at the time of the explosion.Uy said that investigators are still determining the motive for the attack.The Department of National Defense, through its spokesman Peter Paul Galvez, condemned the bombing, stating that it will work with the police in order to ensure that those who are behind the incident would be brought to justice. Police eye the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a Maguindanao based outlawed group blamed in previous bombings in Central Mindanao region.(PNA)LAM/PFN