3 injured in 2nd Philippine blast

Thu, 07 Jan 1999 | Source: AP

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP): Extremists exploded a grenade inside a restaurant frequented by soldiers on a southern Philippine island, injuring three people in the second grenade attack in the region in three days, police said on Wednesday.

The explosion occurred late on Tuesday in Isabela on Basilan island, 880 kilometers south of Manila, police said. A soldier and two civilians were injured.

On Saturday, a grenade explosion killed 10 people and injured more than 70 others who were watching a fire engulf a grocery store on the nearby island of Jolo in Sulu province, a known rebel lair.

Hours before Tuesday's explosion, President Joseph Estrada ordered the military to help police investigate the first attack, which he called "barbaric." No one has claimed responsibility for either attack.

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