Cops pursuing lead in Maguindanao grenade attack

From the Philippine News Agency (Jan 24): Cops pursuing lead in Maguindanao grenade attack

MONTAWAL, Maguindanao, Jan. 24 (PNA) -- Police are following up a lead to identify the two men who lobbed a hand grenade in the residential compound of a public school supervisor on Wednesday night. Senior Supt. Rodelio Jocson, Maguindanao police provincial director, said police in Datu Montawal town have the initial information about the two suspects who casually walked in front of the residential compound of Delia Daniel, Montawal schools division supervisor at about 7 p.m. and tossed a fragmentation grenade.

Delia escaped unharmed but two of her house helpers were slightly injured when the grenade, which first landed in the roof of Delia's house, rolled down and landed where the two victims were located. Delia believed she was the target of the attack.

Jocson said the Montawal police were under strict instructions to get the suspects at all cost to prevent similar incident in the future. The two suspects, who wore ski masks, arrived on board a motorbike and casually walked in front of the Delia's residential compound then lobbed the grenade.

Daniel has admitted to police investigators she has been receiving death threats prior to the bombing. She recalled that every election period since 2004, she received threats because of her strict implementation of election laws as an official of board of election tellers in (missing text).

Her two house maids are now recuperating at a private hospital in nearby Kidapawan City. The grenade attack came while the election gun ban is being implemented nationwide.

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