Explosions rock Isulan and Shariff Aguak; 10 people hurt
12/06/2008 | 04:03 AM
KORONADAL CITY — Ten people were injured in separate blasts which hit Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday night and Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao on Friday morning.
Authorities said they have a lead on Thursday night’s bombing in Isulan, the capital town of Sultan Kudarat, that left seven people injured, a top provincial official claimed on Friday. In a radio interview, Senior Supt. Benhur Mongao, Sultan Kudarat police director, declined to name the group behind the latest bomb attack in his province pending the results of a full investigation. He added that the suspects could belong to the same group behind recent attempted bombings in Kabacan town in North Cotabato.
Simultaneous explosions went off past 8 p.m. near Isulan’s Mercury Drug store and the Iglesia ni Kristo church, five hours after President Gloria Arroyo left Sarangani province. The provinces of Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani are part of Central Mindanao, recognized as the country’s most bombed region.
Reports also said that three improvised explosive devices were discovered near the Iglesia ni Kristo church in Kabacan town. Due to the twin blasts in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Senior Supt. Robert R. Kiunisala, South Cotabato provincial police director, raised the security alert level in his jurisdiction, ordering more checkpoints in major roads in the area.
Meanwhile, another explosion hit Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao province, less than 12 hours after Thursday night’s bombing in Isulan. Three persons, including a soldier, were reportedly wounded in the Maguindanao blast shortly past 7 a.m, said Col. Julieto Ando, spokesperson of the 6th Infantry Division.
Mr. Ando accused rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front as being behind the bombing this morning. Shariff Aguak town is about one and a half hours drive away from the municipality of Isulan. - BusinessWorld
Authorities said they have a lead on Thursday night’s bombing in Isulan, the capital town of Sultan Kudarat, that left seven people injured, a top provincial official claimed on Friday. In a radio interview, Senior Supt. Benhur Mongao, Sultan Kudarat police director, declined to name the group behind the latest bomb attack in his province pending the results of a full investigation. He added that the suspects could belong to the same group behind recent attempted bombings in Kabacan town in North Cotabato.
Simultaneous explosions went off past 8 p.m. near Isulan’s Mercury Drug store and the Iglesia ni Kristo church, five hours after President Gloria Arroyo left Sarangani province. The provinces of Sultan Kudarat and Sarangani are part of Central Mindanao, recognized as the country’s most bombed region.
Reports also said that three improvised explosive devices were discovered near the Iglesia ni Kristo church in Kabacan town. Due to the twin blasts in Sultan Kudarat on Thursday, Senior Supt. Robert R. Kiunisala, South Cotabato provincial police director, raised the security alert level in his jurisdiction, ordering more checkpoints in major roads in the area.
Meanwhile, another explosion hit Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao province, less than 12 hours after Thursday night’s bombing in Isulan. Three persons, including a soldier, were reportedly wounded in the Maguindanao blast shortly past 7 a.m, said Col. Julieto Ando, spokesperson of the 6th Infantry Division.
Mr. Ando accused rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front as being behind the bombing this morning. Shariff Aguak town is about one and a half hours drive away from the municipality of Isulan. - BusinessWorld
