Armed men strafes passenger bus in Northern Iloilo

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 7): Armed men strafes passenger bus in Northern Iloilo

The police authorities in the northern town of Iloilo remained clueless as to the identities of suspects who strafed the passenger bus in Brgy. Cudyonan, San Dionisio, Iloilo on Saturday. In a belated police report, the chief of police of San Dionisio Municipal Police Station Chief Inspector Danilo de los Santos said the Dimple Star bus was traveling along the national highway in Brgy. Cudyonan, San Dionisio early Saturday morning when strafed by the three bonnet-wearing armed men using various caliber handguns. None of the passengers were hurt.

Despite the deflated rear tire, the fear-stricken driver drove the bus until they reached Batad town where he sought assistance from the town’s Philippine National Police(PNP). The police alerted their counterpart in San Dionisio who immediately proceeded to the area to investigate. The San Dionisio PNP, however, failed to catch up with the suspects who sped away onboard the get-away motorcycles.

Police recovered spent shells of various caliber firearms that include 13 empty shells of .9mm pistol, eight empty shells and one live ammunition of a .45 caliber pistol in the crime scene. The San Dionisio PNP is thoroughly investigating the incident. For his part, Iloilo Provincial Police Office director Senior Supt. Gil Lebin also dispatched crack investigators to assist the San Dionisio PNP in identifying the responsible suspects as well as to help determine the motive behind the strafing incident.

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