Two consecutive explosions in Philippines

Two explosions have destroyed an airport hotel and cock fighting in the southern Philippines city yesterday, killing at least eight people were injured.

Mayor Celso Lobregat said, when he visited the injured in hospital, two explosions occurred almost simultaneously had ripped a hotel room in Red Palm and playing chicken at noon in the city of Zamboanga. The city is holding a Christian festival annually.

AP quoted a military official said the first explosion occurred near a bus stop and injuring three people.No. 2 blast wounded five people at a chicken fight in the village of San Roque.

The soldiers stood outside the Red Palm Hotel, where the first explosion.

There has been no organization claimed responsibility for the attack. Police suspect the blast was caused by homemade bombs. In the past, Zamboanga City had been the rebels are linked to the terrorist organization al-Qaeda carried out several deadly bombings.

Lorna Heramis witnesses said, she and three of his staff is preparing to open grocery store, then heard a huge explosion and the birds were blown pitch. The attack occurred an hour before the opening pitch for the chickens fight over the weekend, usually attracts many people to see. The blast damaged the roof of the store, but she and the staff good luck was not injured.

"We heard a deafening explosion, followed by darkness and fire rises," Heramis told AP by telephone."I hugged the staff and we saw three men running off the pitch injured."

The chicken in the court after the first two explosions.

Zamboanga City is where the forces of terror the U.S. military stationed for many years to train local soldiers. It used to be a deadly bomb attack earlier and blamed Abu Sayyaf rebels linked to al-Qaeda.Abu Sayyaf have their base in Basilan island near Zamboanga.