Irish priest in Philippines tells of bomb attack ‘shock’
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. Photo: OSV News/Lanao Del Sur Provincial Government via Reuters
A bomb attack that saw four killed and dozens injured at a university Mass in the southern Philippines has “shocked” the Church there according to an Irish Columban living in Manila. Media reports state the December 3 explosion caused panic among dozens of students and teachers in a gymnasium where Mass was taking place, at…