7 wounded in grenade blast in Maguindanao market
It was dark, there was a power outage,” Ali said.
Major Jo-Ann Petingly, spokesperson of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division said troops from the 37th Infantry Battalion reported at around 545 p.m. that a loud explosion was heard inside the town’s market, followed by an exchange of gunfire.
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They were identified as s Jamila Tomas, Abdullah Tomas, Salahodin Tomas, Saima Raoro, Camlon Rairo, Sirikit Magayan and a certain Locman. Police are still verifying if the conflict stemmed from a rido (clan feud).
Initial items recovered at the crime scene by the Army’s Explosives Ordnance Team, include five empty shells from a 9mm pistol and a safety lever from a hand grenade.
Police and Army operatives are going after a suspect named Sauto Giti from Campo Uno, Matanog, Maguindanao, Petingly said. (Ferdinandh B. Cabrera / MindaNews)