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20 people killed, scores injured in Philippines Church blasts

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KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 20 people were killed and 81 others injured in twin blasts in Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island on Sunday, according to a media report.

The first blast occurred inside the Catholic church on war-torn Jolo on Sunday morning as Mass was being celebrated, and was followed by a second explosion in the parking lot as troops responded, regional military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Gerry Besana told AFP.

Witnesses said the first blast inside the Jolo cathedral sent churchgoers . . .

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