Mindanao State University bombing

Mindanao State University bombing
Part of ISIL insurgency in the Philippines and 2023–2024 Dawlah Islamiya insurgency
Law enforcement investigating the site of the bombing
Marawi is located in Philippines
Marawi
Marawi
Marawi (Philippines)
LocationMarawi, Philippines
Coordinates7°59′41.0″N 124°15′24.8″E / 7.994722°N 124.256889°E / 7.994722; 124.256889
DateDecember 3, 2023 (PST)
TargetChristians
Attack type
terrorism
Weapon60-mm mortar shell[1]
Deaths4
Injured72[a]
PerpetratorsIslamic State
MotiveIslamic extremism

On December 3, 2023, an Islamist bombing occurred during a Catholic Mass at the gymnasium of Mindanao State University in Marawi, Philippines, killing four people.

  1. ^ Argosino, Faith (December 4, 2023). "Police retrieve 60-mm mortar fragments from MSU-Marawi bombing". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Alleged Marawi bombing accomplice arrested, says military". ABS-CBN News. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Marawi bombing injuries climb to 72 — OCD". CNN Philippines. December 6, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  4. ^ Gallardo, Froilan (December 12, 2023). "Hundreds of MSU students protest resumption of classes a week after bombing". Rappler. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2023.


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