Car Bomb Rocks Philippine Parliament

An explosion rocked an entrance to the Philippine House of Representatives late Tuesday, killing a driver and injuring at least seven people, including lawmakers, officials said.

Metropolitan Manila police chief Geary Barias said a lawmaker’s driver was killed, while ABS-CBN TV network said a number of cars were damaged and at least three lawmakers were among those injured.

The blast happened shortly as the House ended its session shortly after 8 p.m.

There's no word on who might have been responsible, but President Arroyo is facing a third impeachment complaint in three years, and you also have Islamic terrorist groups operating in the country as well. The House will meet as normal on Wednesday as it continues its impeachment hearings.

UPDATE:
The death toll is now two, and it's looking like Muslim terrorists were involved. That would be Abu Sayyaf, which has been known to operate in conjunction with al Qaeda.

UPDATE:
The NY Times article, which now reports that three were dead in the attack, waits until the tenth paragraph before introducing Abu Sayyaf and the likely ties between the terrorist group and the bombing.