After church bombings, grenade attack on Philippines mosque leaves 2 dead
Philippines -- twin bomb attack
Three days after the twin bombings of a church on a nearby island that killed 21 people, a grenade thrown into a mosque in the southern Philippines killed two people and wounded four, Reuters reported security officials as saying on Wednesday.
According to Reuters, the incident occurred just after midnight in Zamboanga, a predominantly Christian province in the Mindanao region. Zamboanga is just a short boat ride from the mainly Muslim Sulu archipelago where Sunday's church bombing took place, the report added.
Meanwhile, the military called for unity among Mindanao residents and asked the public to refrain from speculation on social media that could spread misinformation.
Regional task force commander Colonel Leonel Nicolas stressed the incident was "not a retaliatory act".
The attack came a few hours after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on television the twin explosions that killed 21 people on Jolo island may have been a suicide attack.
His comments ran counter to those of other security officials but, if confirmed, it would be one of the first known cases of a suicide attack in the Philippines and consistent with the Islamic State group's claim made via its Amaq news agency.
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