By DPA
Manila : The death toll in the bombing of an upscale shopping mall in the Philippine capital rose to nine Saturday after rescuers recovered a body of a man in the rubble before dawn, police said.
Police Director General Avelino Razon said official police records also showed 113 people were wounded Friday in the bombing of Glorietta shopping centre in the financial district of Makati.
“We are sure that the explosion was caused by an explosive device,” Razon said. “What we are determining now is the type of explosive used.”
National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales sought peoples’ full cooperation in stricter measures the police will be implementing to prevent a repeat of the incident.
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo cancelled her scheduled trip to the central Philippine cities of Ormoc and Tacloban in the aftermath of the bombing.