Three dead in southern Philippines university health club blast

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(Reuters) - Three people were killed and nine wounded when an explosion ripped through a Catholic Mass in a university gymnasium in the
southern Philippines on Sunday, police said.The authorities are investigating the explosion at Mindanao State University, the regional
police director, Brigadier General Allan Nobleza, told reporters, adding that one angle being pursued was possible revenge by pro-Islamic
State militants.The blast occurred Marawi, a city besieged by Islamist militants in for five months in 2017.The Philippine military said on
Saturday they had killed 11 militants, including members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Philippines, a pro-Islamic State group, in a military
Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr said in a statement
on Facebook
classes until further notice.Source: Reuters--Agencies