From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 30): Charges filed vs. bomber of Sultan
Kudarat mayor's house
Police have already filed charges against a man arrested for throwing a hand
grenade inside the residential compound of a town mayor in Sultan Kudarat and
for engaging police in a shootout.
Supt. Junnie Buenacosa, Tacurong City police director, said charges of
illegal possession of firearms, frustrated murder, illegal possession of
explosives, carnapping and physical injury were filed against Ali Abdullah, one
of the two suspects who lobbed a hand grenade Thursday night in the house of
Mayor Emilio Salamanca of President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat.
Salamanca owns a house along Malvar Street, Tacurong City.
According to Buenacosa, Abullah of Kabacan, North Cotabato, also carries the
name Muhammad Ali Maranding and claimed to be residing in the border of
President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat and Buluan, Maguindanao.
The remains of another suspect who was killed in a shootout with policemen
remain in a funeral parlor in Tacurong City waiting for claimants.
Buenacosa said Abdullah and an unidentified accomplice lobbed a hand grenade
inside the residential compound of Mayor Salamanca at about 7:45 p.m. on
December 27 that left the mayor’s clerk wounded.
One of the mayor’s escort who was outside the compound traded shots with the
suspects who were riding in tandem on a motorbike.
Minutes later, the police arrived and chased the suspects who fled toward
Fernandez subdivision.
The suspects also tossed another grenade toward the pursuing lawmen which
hurt a lady passerby.
Abdullah and his accomplice were cornered inside a school ground. Abdullah
surrendered to police after his companion was killed while holding to the third
grenade. Police also recovered hand guns from them.
Supt. Rolen Balquin, Sultan Kudarat police director, said the grenade attack
on Salamanca’s house, the second since November 9, was politically motivated.
Salamanca is seeking reelection.
On Nov. 9, a rifle grenade was fired toward the house of Salamanca but nobody
was hurt.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=483399
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