Mindanao bombing puts security personnel on heightened alert

July 30, 2013

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MANILA, Philippines – Troops and police are on heightened alert following a bombing at a restaurant on Mindanao Friday (July 27th) that killed six people, AFP reported.

Police investigators look for evidence amongst the ruins and bodies of victims killed by an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated at a popular restaurant in Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao on Friday (July 26th). Troops and police were placed on heightened alert in the aftermath of the attack, which killed six and wounded 48 others. [J.B. Deveza/AFP]

Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said Sunday that investigators were reconstructing the blast site in Cagayan de Oro, looking for clues.

An estimated 100 people were inside the restaurant when the bomb exploded, injuring 48. Many were attending a convention at a nearby hotel. Cagayan de Oro has been largely unscathed by insurgencies in other parts of Mindanao.

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