Conflicting claims over bombing in Manila

MANILA — A bomb explosion that killed two people in a Muslim community in Manila was sparked by a personal feud, Philippine police officials said Sunday.

Another explosive, either a homemade bomb or a grenade, detonated two hours later near the scene of the first blast and wounded two officers deployed to help secure the area and investigate the bombing, according to authorities.

Manila police Chief Oscar Albayalde said the bombing apparently was set off by a personal feud, adding the package that contained the explosive was intended for a specific person who may have been the target of the attack.

The Islamic State group, through its Aamaq media arm, claimed responsibility for the explosion, saying in a statement that “five Shiites have been killed and six others injured by detonating an explosive device by the Islamic State fighters in central Manila.”

A pipe bomb also exploded in Quiapo on April 28 while President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration was hosting an annual ministerial meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in a nearby convention center.