"A barbaric act"Malacañang, meanwhile, condemned Tuesday’s attack, which was believed to be perpetrated by the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group.
“We are very sad and we mourn the death of the soldiers. The act was very shameless because they are doing a humanitarian mission. We deplore this kind of barbaric act," said deputy presidential spokesman Anthony Golez.
Golez said President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has already ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to look into the blast and find out if it particularly targeted US soldiers.
He, however, said the Philippines would continue to receive additional foreign troops despite the bomb attack.
Under the RP-US Visiting Forces Agreement, American troops are deployed to the Philippines for purposes of training their local counterparts in the fight against terrorism.
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