The
car used in the bombing that killed eight persons and wounded at least 30
others here on Monday was traced to be registered in San Juan City
Sr.
Supt. Rolen Balquin, police director for Cotabato City
Police
and officials of the Land Transportation Office said the car (WFG-183) was
registered in the name of a certain "Carolina Denamera" of San Juan City
Balquin
said the license plate could have been stolen or taken from another vehicle and
attached to the car bomb.
“We
are still conferring with LTO (Land Transportation Organization) the chassis
numbers and engine numbers to determine ownership of the car,” Balquin said.
Meanwhile,
Balquin clarified that no arrests had been made so far.
Cotabato
City Mayor Japal Guiani Jr. on Tuesday said that three suspects had been
apprehended. However, Balquin stressed at least six persons were invited for
questioning as they were captured on CCTV roaming around the vehicle.
The
police director also quoted military and police bomb experts that car was laden
with ammonium nitrate and petroleum.
Balquin
said the scene of the crime operatives have initially reported that the car
bomb rigged in a parked multi-cab vehicle along Sinsuat Avenue
Police
have in custody CCTV footages of the driver and the men that parked the car
bomb in front of Villa Funeral homes.
The
mayor said the artist's sketches of the suspects would be made public soon.
Guiani
said the car bomb which was obviously intended for him or his sister, city
administrator Cynthia Guiani-Sayadi was carried out by "big fish" who
are into drug trade or his political rivals.
He
refused to name names but said it would be made public once appropriate charges
were filed in court.
He
said a bounty of undetermined amount remain would be offered to anyone who
could provide information that wold lead to the arrest of the perpetrators.
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