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14 killed, 75 wounded in bomb attacks in south Philippines

by Associated Press
| August 24, 2020 5:03 AM

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Muslim militants allied with the Islamic State group set off a powerful motorcycle explosive followed by a suicide bombing that together killed 14 people on Monday, many of them soldiers, in the worst extremist attack in the Philippines this year, military officials said.

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