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15 April 2012| last updated at 12:09PM

Grenade blast at Philippines cockfighting arena kills 3



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MANILA: A grenade explosion inside a cockfighting arena in the restive southern Philippines has killed three spectators and wounded 33 others.

 

Police say a man tossed the grenade in the crowded arena during a town fiesta Saturday.
 
Muslim rebels and criminal syndicates are active in the area, but regional military commander Col. Leopoldo Galon says the explosion is believed to have been triggered by a personal feud.
 
The blast occurred in North Cotabato province, where extortion was blamed for a bus attack that killed two people earlier in the week.  -- AP

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