Manila Explosions

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  Gunman Sets Fire To Philippines Casino, Robbery Suspected: Police

  A gunman with an assault rifle burst into a casino, fired shots and set gaming tables alight in the Philippine capital Manila early on Friday, but there was no indication the attack was an act of terrorism, the country's police chief said.

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  Explosions, Gunshots Heard At Resorts World Manila In Philippines Capital: Report

  Gun shots and explosions rang out from an entertainment resort in the Philippine capital Manila early on Friday and local media reported armed men were inside the complex.

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  4 Dead, 23 Hurt in Philippine Blasts: Police

  The first explosion on Basilan island killed three bodyguards of local official Abdulbaki Ajibon and a fourth person, they said.

• Fire, Blast at Philippine Army Barracks Injure 24

  The Philippine army says a large explosion during a fire has destroyed a building housing its explosives and ordnance unit and injured at least 24 people, mostly fire fighters and soldiers.

• Six people killed in Philippines restaurant blast

  Six people were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a bomb exploded at a restaurant in the southern Philippines, police and local officials said today.

• Death toll in Manila explosion rises to 6

  The death toll from a powerful explosion that ripped through an upscale apartment complex in the Philippine capital has risen to six, including the crew of a passing delivery van that was hit by debris, authorities said Saturday.

• Powerful explosion kills three in Philippines, faulty appliance suspected

  A powerful explosion suspected to have been caused by a faulty appliance ripped through a residential building in an upscale district of the Philippine capital on Friday night, killing three people in a passing delivery van that was hit by debris, authorities said.

• Philippine police nab three Indians with bomb in car

  A Philippine police official says three Indian nationals are facing charges of illegal explosives possession after a powerful homemade bomb was found inside their car.

• Philippines welcomes symbolic '7 billionth baby'

  The Philippines welcomed one of the world's symbolic "seven billionth" babies Monday, after she arrived to a celebratory cheer at a packed government-run hospital. Weighing 2.5 kilos (5.5 pounds), Danica May Camacho was delivered just before midnight Sunday amid an explosion of camera flashes in the delivery room at Manila's Jose Fabella Memorial H...