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Blast kills 16, wounds 38 in southern Afghan city

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 06:51 PM

At least 16 people were killed and 38 were wounded Tuesday when a minivan packed with explosives detonated as security forces were trying to defuse it in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Read more »

Teen arrested in UK over bomb threats

Reuters
Posted at May 17 11:32 PM

LONDON - An 18-year-old youth has been arrested over bomb threats sent to hundreds of schools in Britain and the United States in March, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Thursday. Read more »

Hong Kong police disarm third WWII bomb discovered this year

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 11 02:33 PM

HONG KONG, China - Hundreds of people were evacuated Friday after a World War II bomb was found at a Hong Kong construction site, police said, the third such discovery in the territory this year.  Read more »

Pampasabog na natagpuan sa Cotabato, 'panakot' lang ayon sa pulisya

Jasper Acosta at Rodney Ontolan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 08:09 PM

COTABATO CITY - Natagpuan ng pulisya ang isang pampasabog sa isang iskinita sa Interior Mabini, Barangay Bagua 3, Cotabato City Miyerkules ng gabi. Read more »

Pari na nagbitaw ng bomb joke sa eroplano, kinuwestiyon ng pulisya

Aiza Marrie Layague, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 10 08:35 PM

DUMAGUETE CITY – (UPDATED) Pinagbawalan ng sumakay sa anumang flights ng Philippine Airlines (PAL) ang isang pari matapos itong magbitaw ng bomb joke habang nasa loob ng eroplano, Miyerkoles ng umaga. Read more »

Homemade bomb seized in Sultan Kudarat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 08:33 AM

LUTAYAN, Sultan Kudarat—Security forces seized an improvised bomb during a raid against lawless elements here early Sunday.  Read more »

Deadliest day for Afghan journalists; 10 killed in two attacks

James Mackenzie, Reuters
Posted at May 01 07:29 AM

Ten journalists were killed in Afghanistan on Monday, including 9 reporters and photographers who died in a suicide bomb attack in the capital Kabul and a journalist working for the Afghan language service of the BBC who was shot dead in the eastern city of Khost. Read more »

Bomb blast simulation, ikinasa bilang paghahanda sa halalan

Francis Canlas, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 09:18 AM

GENERAL SANTOS CITY- Puspusan na rin ang preparasyon ng General Santos City Police Office para sa nalalapit na Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Bahagi ng kanilang preparasyon ay ang bomb explosion simulation exercise o SimEx.   Read more »

Ateneo Law School suspends classes over bomb threat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 07:33 PM

The administration of Ateneo Law School has declared class suspension after receiving a bomb threat Monday afternoon. Read more »

Naiwang maleta, nagdulot ng takot sa gasolinahan

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 10:54 AM

MANILA – Isang maleta ang nagdulot ng pangamba sa mga tauhan ng isang gasolinahan sa Araneta Avenue sa kanto ng Maria Clara Street sa Barangay Sto. Domingo, Huwebes ng gabi. Read more »

Airliner escorted by fighter jets back to Singapore after bomb threat

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 05 10:50 PM

Two Singapore fighter jets escorted a commercial airliner back to Singapore on Thursday due to a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, according to Singapore police. Read more »

Improvised bomb found along Maguindanao highway

Lore Mae Andong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 29 09:24 PM

The IED found in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town was wrapped in packaging tape and had wires attached to it. Read more »

'Fake news': UP denies gunman lurking in Palma Hall

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 03:59 PM

The University of the Philippines on Tuesday denied reports that a gunman was lurking inside one of its most crowded buildings, Palma Hall, calling it "fake news." Read more »

18 killed by car bombs in Somali capital

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 24 07:01 AM

MOGADISHU - At least 18 people were killed and 20 wounded when two car bombs exploded on Friday near the presidential palace and a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, the city's main ambulance service said.   Read more »

2 dead, 22 hurt in Myanmar bomb blast

Reuters
Posted at Feb 21 11:43 PM

YANGON - A bomb blast killed two bank employees and injured 22 other people in Myanmar's northeastern city of Lashio on Wednesday, the government and the military said. Read more »

Foreigner with alleged ISIS links nabbed in Manila

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 11:09 PM

MANILA - (UPDATE) A Tunisian national with alleged links to Islamic State jihadists was arrested in the Philippine capital, authorities said Monday. Read more »

Former NY City teacher, brother charged with attempted bomb-making

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 01:04 PM

A former New York City high school teacher and his brother were arrested Thursday and charged with attempting to build an explosive device after an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, authorities said. Read more »

2 men arrested in New York City with bomb-making material -NY Times

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 09:05 AM

Authorities arrested 2 people in New York City on Thursday and planned to charge to them with building an explosive device, the New York Times reported, citing an unnamed law enforcement official. Read more »

10 lumang bomba, nahukay sa Batangas

Kevin Dinglasan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 10 12:43 AM

Natagpuan sa magkahiwalay na lugar sa probinsya ng Batangas ang 10 lumang bomba na hinihinalang mula pa noong World War II. Read more »

Paaralan sa Quezon City binulabog ng bomb threat

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 10:47 AM

Sinuspinde ang klase sa Roces High School sa Quezon City ngayong Huwebes dahil sa banta ng pambobomba.  Read more »