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A homemade bomb exploded in a bus in a southern Philippine city on Sunday, killing one passenger and injuring ten others in what authorities suspect was an extortion attempt. The bus, carrying an unspecified number of passengers, was approaching a transport terminal in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat province, when the bomb detonated at the back of the vehicle shortly before noon, according to police. Investigators were attempting to determine whether the attackers belonged to the same armed group that staged similar bombings in previous years to extort money from the Yellow Bus Line, which operates in key southern cities. According to Regional Army Commander Maj. Gen. Roy Galido, the bus company "has been constantly receiving extortion messages." The military and police are now working with the bus owners to apprehend the extortionists, who may have been enraged by the bus company's refusal to pay off. BKM/ Expat Media
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