2 hurt in grenade blast in Cotabato town
A front tire and gasoline tank of the Kabacan town police’s vehicle were damaged after a grenade blast on Friday evening. (WILLIAMOR A. MAGBANUA)
KIDAPAWAN CITY, COTABATO – Two persons were hurt when a grenade exploded in Kabacan town, Cotabato province on Friday night, police said on Saturday.
According to Lieutenant James Warren Caang, Cotabato Police Provincial Office (CPPO) spokesperson, Kabacan police personnel were conducting a checkpoint mandated by the Commission on Elections in Barangay Kayaga when a motorcycle with a backrider tried to evade inspection by authorities.
When police officers chased them off, the backrider lobbed a grenade on their patrol vehicle, injuring a barbecue vendor and a village watchman as it exploded.
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The police car was also slightly damaged.
Article continues after this advertisementCaang said the police personnel were able to identify one of the suspects as Samrud Ulimpain Usman, a former detainee of the Kabacan police station who regained freedom following the dismissal of his case.
Article continues after this advertisementCaang, who is also Kabacan’s deputy police chief, identified the injured persons as Abdul Sangcupan, 51, of Kibayao village of Carmen town, and Ahron Jay Mendigoria Tangonan, 18, years of Osias village in Kabacan.
Both sustained slight injuries, according to Caang.
