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| title = 2023 Marawi bombing |
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| location = [[Marawi]], [[Philippines]] |
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| date = December 3, 2023 <!-- {{start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}-<br />{{end date|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> |
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| partof = the [[Moro conflict]] |
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| timezone = [[Philippine Standard Time|PST]] |
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| target = Civilians |
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| perpetrators = {{flagicon|ISIS}} [[Maute Group]] |
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{{Campaignbox Moro conflict}} |
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On 3 December 2023, a bombing during a Mass in [[Marawi]], Philippines, killed four people.<ref name=A>[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/suspected-bomb-blast-kills-3-christian-worshippers-southern-105334760 Suspected bomb blast kills at least 4 worshippers during Mass in southern Philippines]</ref> |
On 3 December 2023, a bombing during a Mass in [[Marawi]], Philippines, killed four people.<ref name=A>[https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/suspected-bomb-blast-kills-3-christian-worshippers-southern-105334760 Suspected bomb blast kills at least 4 worshippers during Mass in southern Philippines]</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:28, 3 December 2023
| 2023 Marawi bombing | |
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| Part of the Moro conflict | |
.svg)  Marawi Marawi (Philippines) | |
| Location | Marawi, Philippines |
| Date | December 3, 2023 (PST) |
| Target | Civilians |
| Perpetrators |  Maute Group |
On 3 December 2023, a bombing during a Mass in Marawi, Philippines, killed four people.[1]
Background
Marawi is a Muslim-majority city in Lanao del Sur in Bangsamoro, an autonomous region in Mindanao in the south of the Philippines, a Catholic country.[1] In 2017, over 1,100 people were killed in a five-month siege between Islamic State-affiliated insurgents and Philippine Armed Forces in Marawi.[1]
Bombing
On 3 December 2023, during a Mass being conducted in the gym of Mindanao State University in Marawi, a bomb exploded.[1] It killed four people and injured about 40 others.[1]
Reaction
Police said the bomb was made from a mortar round.[1] They and the military said that the bombers belong to the Maute group.[1] President Bongbong Marcos blamed foreign terrorists.[1] Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. told a news conference there was a strong indication of a foreign element in the bombing.[1]
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