COTABATO, Philippines (AP) - Police on Wednesday were investigating a bomb blast at New Year's Eve celebrations in the southern Philippines that killed at least six people and wounded more than 30.
A 60 mm mortar shell or a grenade on a timer exploded next to a stall selling fireworks in the town of Tacurong in Sultan Kudarat province on southern Mindanao island, chief police inspector Jaime Guiballa said.
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