Police in Norway were investigating an explosion early Sunday outside the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, the capital of the Scandinavian country, officials said. No injuries were reported. Police received reports of a “loud bang” or explosion around 1 a.m., Oslo police said in a news release. The...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Government officials in Basilan province have strongly condemned the grenade-throwing incident that injured a laborer near the newly-constructed outlet of a known food chain on Tuesday evening in Lamitan City. “We strongly condemn the grenade-throwing incident in Barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A laborer was injured in an explosion in a newly constructed fast food chain outlet in Lamitan City, Basilan on Tuesday evening, March 3. Police identified the victim as Rebel Antalas Masulog, 22, of Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur. A witness told police that he heard a loud...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Nine individuals, including five minors, were injured in a firecracker explosion during the Birhen ng Caysasay procession in Barangay Masin Norte here on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 8. Police identified four victims as Ryan, 28; Gregorio, 50; Mylene, 49; and Maricel,38. The five...
UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — An explosion on a residential street in the center of the Dutch city of Utrecht injured at least four people Thursday, an emergency services official said. The cause of the blast was not immediately known. The explosion, which caused a fire and widespread damage, sent...
DAVAO CITY – One of the suspects in the New Year’s Eve grenade throwing incident in Barangay Dalapitan, Matalam town, Cotabato province was killed in a police hot pursuit operation on Thursday evening, Jan. 1. According to a report from the Cotabato Police Provincial Office, 22 persons were...
MATALAM, North Cotabato – Police authorities here have launched a province-wide manhunt for two men on a motorbike who lobbed a hand grenade at a roadside New Year’s Eve celebration, injuring at least 22 people. The revelers who sustained shrapnel wounds are now receiving treatment in various...
DAGUPAN CITY – Police said an illegal fireworks manufacturing and storage facility exploded in Barangay Bacayao Norte here on Christmas Day. Dagupan police chief Police Col. Orly Pagaduan said debris from a makeshift fireworks factory were discovered in the house. Two individuals were killed and...
DAGUPAN CITY – Two individuals were killed and two were injured in an explosion in Sitio Boquig, Barangay Bacayao Norte, this city, on Christmas Day. Initial report from the Dagupan City Information Office said the explosion occurred at 7:49 p.m. The Bureau of Fire Protection, police, CDRRMO,...
Residents in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan were alarmed after hearing loud explosions and rumblings which were linked to a rocket launch by China, the military said on Saturday, Dec. 13. According to Western Command (WESCOM), the acoustic events occurred around 7:13 a.m. to 7:14 a.m. last Friday,...
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur – Authorities are searching for two men responsible for a grenade attack in this town that injured four people Thursday night. “Manhunt against the perpetrators is ongoing,” Police Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, spokesperson for the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons were killed in an improvised fishing device explosion in Sulu province on Saturday, Nov. 22. The fatalities were identified as Abdul Tiri Basang, 70; and Indal Pascual, 40, residents of Zone 3, Barangay Tulay, Jolo municipality. Two persons were injured in the blast...
