LOOK: LP members mark Plaza Miranda bombing

Liberal Party members mark the 47th year after the Plaza Miranda bombing on August 21, 1971. INQUIRER.NET / FAYE ORELLANA

About 30 members of the Liberal Party (LP) from different parts of the country gathered Tuesday at the Plaza Miranda in Quiapo, Manila, to commemorate the bombing of a party meeting at the historic square 47 years ago.

On August 21, 1971, members of the LP were having a miting de advance ahead of the elections when two grenades exploded.

The bombing killed nine people and wounded 90 others. /cbb

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