Bombing attack on Catholic mass in Philippines kills four

A bombing attack on a university gymnasium in the southern Philippines has killed four people and wounded several others.

A bombing attack on a university gymnasium in the southern Philippines has killed four people and wounded several others.

The explosion ripped through a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi City during a Catholic mass service on Sunday morning.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr condemned the attack and said he had instructed the police and armed forces to ensure the safety of the public.

“I condemn in the strongest possible terms the senseless and most heinous acts perpetrated by foreign terrorists,” Marcos said.

“Extremists who wield violence against the innocent will always be regarded as enemies to our society.”

Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr, the governor of the Lanao del Sur province in Mindanao, condemned the “violent bombing”.

“Here in my province, we uphold basic human rights, and that includes the right to religion,” Adiong said in a statement.