Philippine university explosion kills at least 4, dozens injured

STORY: Philippine university explosion kills at least 4, dozens injured SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 3, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of the gym of Mindanao State University STORYLINE: An explosion occurred inside a gym of Mindanao State University in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning, killing at least four and injuring 50 others, local military and police said. The blast occurred past 7 a.m. local time when students and teachers gathered for a Catholic mass inside the gym, according to local police. Major General Gabriel Viray, the commander of the Army's 1st Infantry Division, said the deaths include three females and a male. However, local media GMA Network put the death toll at 11, citing a local hospital source. Police said the blast may have been caused by an improvised explosive device. Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos denounced the fata

PHILIPPINES-LANAO DEL SUR-EXPLOSION

PHILIPPINES-LANAO DEL SUR-EXPLOSION

(231203) -- MARAWI, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police investigators and soldiers are seen at the site of an explosion in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province, the Philippines on Dec. 3, 2023. At least four were killed and 50 injured in an explosion inside a gym of Mindanao State University in the Philippines' southern province of Lanao del Sur on Sunday morning, local military and police said. (Xinhua)

PHILIPPINES-LANAO DEL SUR-EXPLOSION

PHILIPPINES-LANAO DEL SUR-EXPLOSION

(231203) -- MARAWI, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Police investigators and soldiers are seen at the site of an explosion in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province, the Philippines on Dec. 3, 2023. At least four were killed and 50 injured in an explosion inside a gym of Mindanao State University in the Philippines' southern province of Lanao del Sur on Sunday morning, local military and police said. (Xinhua)