Philippine National Police bomb disposal squad members pause to retrieve a cellphone as they comb the scene after detonating a package believed to be suspected IED or Improvised Explosive Device that was found in the trash bin near the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. (Bullit Marquez/Associated Press)MANILA, Philippines — Manila police detonated an improvised bomb found Monday in a trash bin near the U.S. Embassy, snarling morning traffic after authorities closed a portion of a major boulevard where the device was found. Two explosions were heard as a bomb disposal unit detonated what Metropolitan Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde later described as an improvised explosive device. The trash bin where the device was found was about 20 meters (22 yards) from the embassy compound. Traffic was briefly diverted in front of the embassy while police disposed of the bomb.

Source: Washington Post November 28, 2016 03:16 UTC