MANILA, Philippines (CNN) -- At least two people were killed Tuesday in an explosion at the entrance of the Philippine parliament, including a lawmaker who apparently was the target of the blast, Chief Geary Barias of the National Regional Capital Police said.
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Abu Sayyaf operates largely in Basilan province, according to the State Department's Web site, and wants to establish a separate Muslim state for the country's minority Muslim population.
The government has been fighting to contain the group, which is blamed for several terrorist attacks in the country, including the bombing of a superferry in 2004 that left about 130 people dead.
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