COTABATO CITY — Two were killed while 20 others were injured in a powerful blast that ripped through the premises of a mall here on Monday afternoon. Superintendent Rolly Octavio, director of the Cotabato City police, identified one of the two fatalities as Jonathan Tasic Torribiano, a resident of North Upi town in Maguindanao. The Southseas Mall is located on Magallanes Street that straddles through Cotabato City’s main commercial hub. Another powerful IED was found on the second floor of the same mall that responding police and Army bomb experts deactivated promptly. Elena Zombrio, a passerby, said the blast sent the merchandise on the roadside flea market flying to different directions.

Source: Philippine Star December 31, 2018 09:01 UTC