Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Philippine bombing
The attack was carried out in a university gymnasium in Marawi, a city in the south of the country besieged by Islamist militants for five months in 2017.
Lanao Del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. stands among law enforcement officers as they investigate the scene of an explosion that occurred during a Catholic Mass in a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Philippines, December 3, 2023.(photo credit: Lanao Del Sur Provincial Government/Handout via REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: