MANILA, Philippines - Nine people were wounded in a bomb attack at a bus terminal in the southern Philippines Saturday, police said.

The bomb went off at the terminal in the town of Tacurong on Mindanao island, regional police spokesman Chief Inspector Alexander Sarabia said.

He said nine people were wounded in the attack, the latest in a string of bombings to have hit the south in recent months, police said.

No one has claimed responsibility for Saturday's blast, but previous bombings have been blamed on Muslim separatist rebels who are known to operate in the province.