20 wounded in explosion at Philippine karaoke bar
{{date|February 18, 2006}}

An explosion has been reported near the gate of the [[Philippines|Philippine]] army's 104th Brigade headquarters, inside a karaoke bar on southern Jolo Island. At least 20 people are reported to have been injured. 

According to witnesses, most of the wounded were female entertainers, and men who were drinking at the bar.

[[United States|U.S]] troops are encamped on the grounds for joint military exercises.

Security is a major concern for these exercises, mainly due to the presence of the [[w:Abu Sayyaf|Abu Sayyaf]] guerilla group, which is related to [[Al-Qaeda]], and is stationed about 580 miles south of [[w:Manila|Manila]].

Lt. Col. Mark Zimmer, a military spokesman said that no American deaths have been reported.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/net/2006/02/18/explosion.near.army.camp.in.jolo.wounds.at.least.20.(10.45p.m.).html|title=Explosion near army camp in Jolo wounds at least 20|author=|pub=Sun Star|date=February 18, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/7186220/detail.html|title=20 Injured In Explosion Near Philippine Military Camp|author=|pub=NBCSandiego.com|date=February 18, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/13905774.htm|title=Philippine army camp blast wounds 20|author=|pub=The Mercury News|date=February 18, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4727842.stm|title=Blast at US Philippines army base 
|author=|pub=BBC News Online|date=February 18, 2006}}

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[[Category:Asia]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
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[[Category:Al-Qaeda]]
An explosion has been reported near the gate of the Philippine army's 104th Brigade headquarters, inside a karaoke bar on southern Jolo Island. At least 20 people are reported to have been injured. 

According to witnesses, most of the wounded were female entertainers, and men who were drinking at the bar.

U.S troops are encamped on the grounds for joint military exercises.

Security is a major concern for these exercises, mainly due to the presence of the Abu Sayyaf guerilla group, which is related to Al-Qaeda, and is stationed about 580 miles south of Manila.

Lt. Col. Mark Zimmer, a military spokesman said that no American deaths have been reported.
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