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Manila police safely detonate suspected bomb near US Embassy
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A Philippine National Police bomb disposal squad member (wearing a bomb-proof suit) leans to check the scene shortly after detonating in the middle of a boulevard, a suspicious package believed to be suspected IED or Improvised Explosive Device that was found in the trash bin near the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. (AP/Bullit Marquez)
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anila police detonated a suspected bomb found Monday in a trash bin just a few meters from the US Embassy, snarling morning traffic after authorities closed a portion of a major boulevard where the device was found. No one was reported hurt in the incident.
Two explosions were heard as a bomb disposal unit detonated what police described as a suspicious package believed to be an improvised explosive device.
Street sweeper Winniefreda Francisco says she called police after finding a cellphone attached to a bottle-like cylinder wrapped in black, with wires connecting the cylinder to the phone. It was not immediately clear if the device found was really a bomb.
Manila police spokeswoman Marissa Bruno would not give further details, saying a statement will be issued later.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority official Frisco San Juan Jr. said they had to divert traffic from a portion of Roxas Boulevard fronting the embassy. The closed lane of the road was reopened after police declared the area safe.
