Friday, November 16, 2007 (Philippines)

Oil rig provides backdrop to boats of fishermen in Pinamungajan, Cebu who believe they will lose their means of livelihood with the start of the oil hunt today.(Sun.star photo/Arni Aclao) MANILA - A “sophisticated” bomb intended for a pre-selected target killed a legislator and three people at the House of Representatives, the national police chief said yesterday. Preliminary police findings indicate the bomber was experienced and bolstered the police theory that the explosion was aimed specifically at Basilan Rep. Wahab Akbar, who was killed in the blast, said PNP Director-General Avelino Razon. “The one who made this bomb was pretty experienced. It is sophisticated,” he said, citing the way the bomb went off to create a 180-degree blast arc to hit Akbar as he was departing the Congress building. [full story]