2017 Quiapo bombings
series of bombings in Manila, Philippines
The 2017 Quiapo bombings were a series of blasts which took place in late April and early May 2017 in the Manila district of Quiapo in the Philippines. The first bombing occurred along Quezon Boulevard at around 10:58 pm PST on April 28, 2017. At least 14 people were injured in the explosion which occurred amid the ongoing gathering of Southeast Asian leaders in the 30th ASEAN Summit in Manila.
On May 6, 2017, just one week since the first blast, twin bombings took place about two and a half hours apart in the same district. The first explosion occurred at around 5:40 pm PST on Gunao Street near the office of Imamate Islamic Center which instantly killed two people and injured at least four others. The second blast happened around 8:30 pm PST on Norzagaray and Elizondo Streets which injured two police officers.
April 28 bombing
Philippine National Police (PNP) National Capital Region Director Oscar Albayalde confirmed the explosion which was caused by a pipe bomb made with powder used in pyrotechnics, but ruled out terror as a motive behind the incident. Albayalde said it had nothing to do with any terror groups or the ASEAN Summit and that an initial and ongoing investigation by the Manila Police District suggests a connection to a local gang war.
On April 29, 2017, the PNP said that revenge was the motive of the attack. The police said that the suspect was a father exacting revenge on three individuals who mauled his child, a minor, on April 26, 2017.
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