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Saturday, December 31, 2005 (Philippines)
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| President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo lead national and local leaders in Friday's commemoration of the 109th death anniversary of Dr. Jose Rizal in Baguio City. (Sun.Star Baguio photo) |
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MANILA -- A wayward firecracker hit a pile of other fireworks at a stall during a festival in the northern Philippines on Friday, setting off loud explosions and triggering a stampede that injured 13 people, officials said.
Mayor James Gordon of Olongapo, a city 80 kilometers northwest of Manila, said the chaos started after a person attending the festival lit a small rocket he had just purchased at a stall.
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