2014 Bukidnon bus bombing

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2014 Bukidnon bus bombing
Central Mindanao University, entrance gate.jpg
Entrance gate of the Central Mindanao University; the approximate site where the incident occurred.
Location Maramag, Bukidnon, Philippines [1]
DateDecember 9, 2014
15:45 [2] (UTC+8)
TargetBus
Attack type
Bombing
Weapons IED
Deaths11 [2]
Injured43 [2]
Motive extortion

The 2014 Bukidnon bus bombing occurred in the Philippines on December 9, 2014, when a bomb hit a bus in front of the main entrance of Central Mindanao University along Sayre Highway in Sitio Musuan, Barangay Dologon, Maramag, Bukidnon. The blast killed at least 11 people and injured another 43. Most of the victims were university students who were about to go home when the incident occurred. The bus was owned by transport company, Rural Transit Mindanao Incorporated, bearing the traffic number 2640 and plate number KVS-164. The bus was en route to Cagayan de Oro from Banisilan, North Cotabato. [2] [1] [3]

The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters were suspected by Philippine authorities to be behind the bombings. Extortion is viewed as a motive for the attacks due to claims that the bus company has faced threats for refusing to pay protection money to the militants. The militant group denies any involvement claiming they would not gain any benefit from conducting such attacks and claims the accusations against them as fabrication. [2] [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "CCTV footage of Bukidnon bus bombing". ABS-CBN News. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sinapit, Jaime (December 9, 2014). "11 killed, 43 injured in Bukidnon bus explosion; students among casualties". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "10 people die in bus bombing". Reuters. December 10, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2014.