2016 Davao City bombing

(2000–2010) (2011–present) A bombing at the Roxas Night Market occurred in Davao City, Philippines, on September 2, 2016, causing at least 14 deaths and 70 injuries.

[6] Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte had previously ordered the popular night market to be closed due to "a number of violations and complaints".

[8] The bombing took place around 22:17 PST at the night market, which is located along Roxas Avenue in the city's central business district, some 100 meters from the main campus of the Ateneo de Davao University.

[9] Abu Sayyaf, through its spokesman, reportedly claimed responsibility for the alleged bombing as it called on the mujahideen in the country to unite against the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Its spokesman said that the attacks will not stop unless President Rodrigo Duterte adopted the hadith as law of the country and he himself seek convert to Islam.

[19] President Rodrigo Duterte declared a "state of emergency on account of lawless violence" in the Philippines as the entirety of Davao City was placed on lockdown.

[21] While no nationwide curfew has been imposed, residents were advised to stay indoors as police and soldiers set up checkpoints and searched vehicles and houses.

[15] The United States, through the US National Security Council expressed readiness to coordinate with local authorities regarding the investigation of the incident and offered condolences to the relatives of the victims of the blast.

[24] Australia,[25] Brunei,[26] Cambodia,[27] China,[28] France,[29] Indonesia,[30] Japan,[31] Malaysia,[32] Singapore,[33] South Korea,[34] Spain[35] and Vietnam[36] also expressed their condolences and condemning the attack.