MANILA, Dec. 29 (Xinhua) -- The number of injured people from Wednesday night's explosion during a celebration in Leyte has increased to 32, according to a military spokesman on Thursday.
Army spokesman Col. Benjamin Hao said that as of Thursday morning, 16 of the injured are still in hospital while the others have been discharged; there were no fatalities in the blast.
The bombing occurred during the celebration of the Hilongos town festival in Leyte.
The spokesman said two explosions were heard around 9 p.m. while a boxing match was under way to celebrate the annual fiesta and many people were there watching the fight.
He said the bombs, detonated with the use of a cellphone, were fashioned from 81 mm mortars based on the fragments recovered at the scene.
Hao noted that the Philippine National Police is leading an investigation into the incident, with the military playing a support role.
