3 killed in Philippines Raid link to blast

Philippine police commandos inspect vehicles entering the House of Representatives in Manila, 14 November 2007, following a bomb attack at the entrance of the building the night before. (AFP/Romeo Gacad)

Philippine police have killed three people, including a suspected Muslim militant. They have also detained three others in a raid linked to Tuesday's deadly explosion outside the country's Congress.

The blast killed a Muslim lawmaker, Representative Wahab Akbar, and three other people.

Police officers and army intelligence operatives were trying to serve an arrest warrant when they were fired upon by a suspected Abu Sayyaf militant. They shot back, killing the suspected militant and two others, including a woman.

Employees of the House of Representatives inspect the damage after an explosion went off in the south wing of the Philippine lower house in Quezon city, suburban Manila November 13, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer

Three other men surrendered and were detained. A police chief said that pieces of evidence found at the scene of the raid would link this group to Tuesday's blast.

The attack is suspected to have targeted Akbar as he had suspected ties with al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants but later backed military attacks against them.