Philippine Police Detonate Improvised Bomb Near US Embassy - AP

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Philippine Police Detonate Improvised Bomb Near US Embassy By Associated Press    |  November 28, 2016 AT 10:01 AM Last Updated: November 28, 2016 10:01 am

MANILA, Philippines—An improvised bomb found Monday in a trash bin near the U.S. Embassy and detonated by police has the same design as one used by local sympathizers of the ISIS terrorist group in a Sept. 2 bomb attack that killed 15 people in southern Davao city, the Philippine police chief said.

National police chief Director-General Ronald dela Rosa told a news conference that police are theorizing that Maute militants could be behind Monday’s “attempted act of terrorism” that appeared to target the U.S. Embassy.

The improvised bomb fashioned from an 81-mm mortar round, cellphone, blasting cap and a small battery could have been powerful enough to kill people within 100 meters (110 yards), police officials said.

“After analysis, we can link it to the Maute because of what happened in Davao, the same (bomb) signature,” dela Rosa said.

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