MANILA -- Philippine police believe a Shiite Muslim cleric was the likely target of explosions that killed two people in Manila, an official said Sunday, rejecting Islamic State claims of involvement. Six others were injured when two explosions rocked the office of the imam, Nasser Abinal, in the capital's busy Quiapo district on Saturday. As police were searching the blast site late Saturday, another explosion rocked the area, possibly from a second bomb planted earlier, said Albayalde. The Islamic State group has claimed it staged the explosion. The Islamic State has carried out attacks in other countries on Shiite sites and events.

Source: The China Post May 07, 2017 07:07 UTC