From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 27): Cotabato mayor condemns rash of
violence, orders police to dig deeper
Cotabato City Mayor Japal Guiani Jr. has condemned the rash of violence that
rocked the city on Wednesday as he ordered the police to thoroughly investigate
and prevent recurrence of attack. Guiani said there are people trying to disrupt the prevailing peace and order
in the city.
On Thursday, police here have launched a city-wide manhunt against gunmen who
ambushed a village official and his family Wednesday morning that left two dead
and six wounded.
Supt. Marlow Martinez, deputy city police director, said the ambush against
Barangay Chairman Amil Sula at about 6:00 a.m. took place a few meters away from
police station No.2.
No one has claimed responsibility and Martinez quoted initial police
investigation report that the ambush was due to a long-standing family feud.
Meanwhile, Ghani Uy, a former village councilman in Barangay Rosary Heights
4, was wounded on his feet when unidentified men tossed a hand grenade in his
house along Ramon Rabago Street here at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday.
No one has claimed responsibility.
At about 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, police found an improvised explosive device
left unattended beside police station No. 2 along Don Ramon Rabago Street.
The IED, fashioned from 60 mm mortar with mobile phone as trigger mechanism,
went off while a bomb sniffing dog was checking on it, Martinez said.
The K-9 dog was slight hurt and is being treated by a veterinarian.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=482765
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