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Bomb Rattles Philippines Congress, Kills 3

One lawmaker, a former rebel, dies after blast near House entrance

By John Johnson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 13, 2007 7:21 AM CST

(Newser) – A car bomb outside the Philippines House of Representatives killed three people, including one lawmaker, the AP reports. The blast killed Wahab Akbar, a congressman and former Muslim rebel. He formerly served as governor of the southern province of Basilia and helped  fight terrorists there linked to al Qaeda, the AP says. Police cautioned against calling this a terrorist attack.

"I heard it and I felt the blast although I was on the other side of the building," one lawmaker said. "The ceiling of the canopy near the south wing entrance came down." President President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo urged people to avoid speculation about the motives of the blast until the investigation is complete.

The body of one of the victims of an explosion remains covered inside a van at one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila late Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007 as police and forensic offers work at the scene. (AP Photo/Perfecto Camero)
The body of one of the victims of an explosion remains covered inside a van at one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila late Tuesday Nov....   (Associated Press)
Police and forensic officers inspect one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives in the suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, which was damaged by an explosion late Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007.  (AP Photo/Perfecto Camero)
Police and forensic officers inspect one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives in the suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, which was damaged by an explosion late Tuesday Nov. 13,...   (Associated Press)
Investigators stand at one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, which was damaged by an explosion late Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Perfecto Camero)
Investigators stand at one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, which was damaged by an explosion late Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007. (AP Photo/Perfecto...   (Associated Press)
Investigators surevey the damaged after an explosion at an entrance to the Philippine House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, late Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007. An explosion rocked one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives late Tuesday, killing a driver and injuring at least...
Investigators surevey the damaged after an explosion at an entrance to the Philippine House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, late Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007. An explosion rocked...   (Associated Press)
Investigators stand at one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, which was damaged by an explosion late Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007. An explosion rocked one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives late Tuesday, killing a driver and...
Investigators stand at one of the entrances to the Philippine House of Representatives in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, which was damaged by an explosion late Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007. An explosion...   (Associated Press)
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