Rizal Day bombings

Rizal Day bombings
LocationMetro Manila, Philippines
DateDecember 30, 2000; 23 years ago (2000-12-30)
Target
Attack type
Black powder bombs
Deaths22
Injured~100
PerpetratorsIslamist terrorists (namely Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah)

The Rizal Day bombings, also referred to as the December 30 bombings, were a series of bombings that occurred around Metro Manila in the Philippines on December 30, 2000. The explosions occurred within a span of a few hours, killing 22 people and injuring over 100 others.[1][2][3]

The blasts occurred during a national holiday in the Philippines, where December 30 is known as Rizal Day, commemorating the martyrdom of the country's national hero, José Rizal.

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