Suspected Islamist militants detonated a bomb in the town of Datu Paglas in Maguindanao province, wounding a soldier. A second bomb was defused at the scene by security forces. Authorities suspect that militants opposed to peace talks between the government and the main rebel group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, were behind the bombing. A jihadist group called the "Islamic Movement in the Philippines" threatened US and Philippine interests; it also asked for support in establishing the "Islamic Emirate of the Philippines."
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