2002 Zamboanga City bombings

2002 Zamboanga City bombings
LocationFour separate locations in Zamboanga City
DateFirst bombing: October 2, 2002 (2002-10-02)
Second bombing: October 17, 2002 (2002-10-17)
Third bombing: October 21, 2002 (2002-10-21)
TargetTwo department stores, Fort Pillar shrine and a karaoke bar/restaurant opposite a military base.
Deathsat least 11
Injuredat least 180
Perpetratorsunknown (MILF, Abu Sayyaf, and Jemaah Islamiyah suspected)

The 2002 Zamboanga bombings were a series of attacks perpetrated on the October 2, 17 and 21, 2002, around the southern Philippine port of Zamboanga City, Mindanao island.[1] Eleven people died and over 180 others were wounded in the four bomb attacks allegedly perpetrated by Islamic extremists with connections to the Abu Sayyaf insurgent group.[2][3]

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