At least 37 injured in Philippines blast
11:57, 2 September 2012
MOSCOW. September 2. KAZINFORM At least 37 people were injured in a grenade blast during a circus performance in the Philippines on Sunday, RIA Novosti reported.
According to preliminary police reports, the unidentified attacker targeted soldiers guarding the circus halls in the southern city of Davao.
Several people were hospitalized, including three who were in critical condition as of Sunday night. Police have not yet established a motive.
The Philippines has struggled for more than 40 years with Muslim terrorist groups operating in its remote southern islands in a conflict which has claimed more than 150,000 lives and has produced around two million refugees.