2002 Zamboanga City bombings
| 2002 Zamboanga City bombings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Four separate locations in Zamboanga City |
| Date | First bombing: October 2, 2002 Second bombing: October 17, 2002 Third bombing: October 21, 2002 |
| Target | Two department stores, Fort Pillar shrine and a karaoke bar/restaurant opposite a military base. |
| Deaths | at least 11 |
| Injured | at least 180 |
| Perpetrators | unknown (MILF, Abu Sayyaf, and Jemaah Islamiyah suspected) |
The 2002 Zamboanga bombings were a series of attacks perpetrated on the October 2, 17 and 21, 2002, around the southern Philippine port of Zamboanga City, Mindanao island. Eleven people died and over 180 others were wounded in the four bomb attacks allegedly perpetrated by Islamic extremists with connections to the Abu Sayyaf insurgent group.