2000 Ozamiz ferry bombing

February 25, 2000 Ozamiz Ferry Bombing
February 25, 2000 Ozamiz Ferry Bombing
Location	Panguil Bay, Philippines
Date	February 25, 2000 (UTC+8)
Target	Super 5; M/V Our Lady of Mediatrix
Attack type	bombing
Deaths	44
Perpetrators	Moro Islamic Liberation Front

The February 25, 2000 Ozamiz Ferry Bombing is one of the Philippines' bloodiest bombing incidents. At least 44 people were killed, while more than 100 ferry passengers were wounded.^[1]^[2] Large incendiary bombs exploded on three buses of Super Five Transport aboard the M/V Our Lady of Mediatrix ferry as it crossed Panguil Bay from Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte to Ozamiz City. Moro Islamic Liberation Front were among those blamed for the attack.^[3]^[4] The bomb exploded as the ferry was about 20 yards from the pier at Ozamiz.^[5] This action among others^{[example needed]} prompted President Joseph Estrada to declare "all-out war" against MILF.^[6]^[7]

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^ Nathaniel Melican (27 January 2015). "Estrada Stands by All-Out War Strategy vs MILF". Inquirer.Net. Retrieved 4 August 2018.