Bombing wounds 2 soldiers in Jolo

JOLO, Philippines: Officials say suspected militants planted a bomb that exploded near an airport and an air force base in the southern Philippines, wounding two soldiers. Regional military chief Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Dolorfino said Abu Sayyaf extremists most likely planted the bomb that exploded late Sunday on a narrow road in Jolo township, wounding the two troops who were riding a scooter to a mosque. The soldiers were taken to a hospital for treatment to shrapnel wounds.