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The Latest: Philippine church bomb death toll rises to 27MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Latest on a bomb attack targeting a church in the southern Philippines (all times local): 2:50 p.m. The death toll in the bombing of a cathedral on a southern Philippine island has risen to 27 with 77 others wounded. According to the latest tally provided by regional police, the dead included 20 civilians and seven troops. The wounded included 14 troops, two police and 61 civilians. Security officials say the first bomb went off in or near the Jolo cathedral during Sunday Mass, followed by a second blast outside the compound as government forces were responding to the attack. The government says in a statement it will pursue the attackers 'until every killer is brought to justice and put behind bars. The law will give them no mercy.' Jolo Island has long been troubled by the presence of Abu Sayyaf militants, who are blacklisted by the United States and the Philippines as a terrorist organization because of bombings, kidnappings and beheadings. Smh 3 Terrorist suspects are protected by govt.offices in PH, Ombudsman, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Public Affairs at AFP&Office of the Secretary&media no matter how they are reported, they always get away scot-free. They can even media block out a Hotel blast in broad daylight
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