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A wounded victim of the explosion inside the catholic cathedral is carried to a military plane in Jolo town, sulu province, in southern island of Mindanao on January 28, 2019, to be airlifted to nearby city of Zamboanga for treatment, a day after two explosions tore through the cathedral. - Investigators probing the Catholic cathedral bombing that killed 21 people in the Philippines' restive south said January 28, a group tied to notorious Islamists Abu Sayyaf is the prime suspect. (Photo by NICKEE BUTLANGAN / AFP) (Photo credit should read NICKEE BUTLANGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Explosion During Philippines Sunday Mass Service Kills 4, Injures 50

Four people have been killed while 50 have been injured after Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for an explosion during a Catholic Mass in the southern region of the Philippines.

US marines and various military quipment is seen inside their bivouac on April 14, 2016 in Crow Valley, Tarlac province, Philippines. US and Philippine troops are set to wrap up the 11-day "Balikatan" (shoulder-to-shoulder) annual joint military exercises which began last week as US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said this week more Philippine military bases would be opened to US troops and equipment on a rotational basis. The Philippines is locked in a dispute with China over islets in the South China Sea which Beijing regards as its territory. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images)

Philippines names 4 new camps for U.S. forces

Despite strong opposition from China, the Philippine government has named four new military bases where rotating batches of American troops will be permitted to be stationed forever. These bases include some across the sea from Taiwan.