‘At least ten dead, sixty injured’ after attack in Philippines

At least ten people have been reported dead after an attack on a night market in the Philippines.

Another 60 were injured in the explosion in Davao City, in the southern island of Mindanao.

The cause of the blast is not known.

Witnesses described a loud bang before seeing smoke rise into the air at the crowded market, close to the upmarket Marco Polo hotel.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had been visiting his home city today.

He was reported safe at a police station after the blast, his son Paolo Duterte, who is vice mayor of Davao City, told Reuters.

UPDATE: The number of people killed in the terror attack on a night market in #Davao City #Philippines rises to 25 pic.twitter.com/Qk7p9VOVmS

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Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella told CNN Philippines that some 60 people were wounded and 10 confirmed dead.

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