According to authorities, an blast at a Catholic Mass in the Philippines resulted in three fatalities and nine injuries.
On Sunday morning, the incident took place in a gym at Mindanao State University ( MSU) in the city of Marawi.
A five-month conflict between government troops and extremists with ties to the Islamic State took place in the city in 2017.
The school expressed its “deep sadness and appalled” at the” foolish and horrifying” crime.
It stated that murder has no place in a civilised society and is especially repugnant at an institution of higher learning like MSU.
We support all those who have been impacted by this tragedy as well as our Christian area.
All intellectual activities may be put on hold until further notice, the university added, adding that more security personnel had been stationed on its campus.