大象传媒

Summary

  • Three people have been killed and nine injured in an explosion which rocked a Catholic Mass on the Philippine island of Mindanao, officials say

  • It took place in a gym at Mindanao State University in the city of Marawi, which was the scene of a battle between government forces and Islamic State-linked militants in 2017

  • The university says it is "deeply saddened and appalled" by the "senseless and horrific" violence, adding it stands in solidarity with its Christian community

  • Mindanao, the second-largest island in the Philippines, was on Saturday hit by two powerful earthquakes, which prompted initial fears of a tsunami