The Zamboanga bombings refer to the October 17, 2002 explosions of two bombs in the main shopping district of the mostly Christian city of Zamboanga in the southern Philippines, killing six and wounding about 150.
It was the second major bomb attack in southeast Asia in less than a week, following the October 11thBali car bombing. Suspicion immediately focused Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamic extremist group that is said to be working with Al-Qaida.
A day later on October 18, 2002, a Manila bus bombing killed three people and wounded 22.
On March 4, 2003 a separate attack took place on an airport in Davao. Suspicion again fell on Jemaah Islamiyah.
Links and references
Bombers Hit Mall in Philippine City (http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/17/international/asia/17FILI.html), Reuters, October 17, 2002
21 die in Philippine airport bombing (http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/news/5319802.htm), Los Angeles Times, March 5, 2003
THREE homemade bombs that exploded last week in Cotabato, including one that killed six people, were set off by mobile phones, a sign that a police official believed points to Dulmatin, one of Asia's most wanted terror suspects.
A fourth unexploded bomb, made of two 81 mm mortar rounds attached to a Nokia mobile phone, was found Wednesday near a public plaza in Makilala town, site of the explosion that killed six people and wounded 29 the night before, police said.
While investigations are still going on, another bomb ripped through the police compound in Jolo, Sulu province, where an ongoing military operation is believed to later lead to Dulmatin and his group, the Indonesian-based Jemaah Islamiyah, which has been blamed for some of the region's worst terrorist strikes.
Nine bombs exploded in Soweto, South Africa and the vicinity and one near Pretoria.
October 18, 2002 Manila bus bombing[?]: A bomb exploded in suburban Manila, destroying a bus and killing at least three people, while 23 others were wounded.
Zamboangabombings: Two bombs exploded in the main shopping district of the mostly Christian city of Zamboanga in the southern Philippines, killing six and wounding about 150.
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