Bomb blasts rip through busy department stores

Friday, October 18, 2002

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines -- Muslim militants linked to al-Qaida may be responsible for bombings Thursday that killed six people, injured 144 and devastated two department stores in this Christian city, the military said.

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