Mlang, North Cotabato: Unidentified men set off an improvised explosive device
Wednesday afternoon during shopping rush for New Year in this town’s public
market, leaving four shoppers killed and 30 others wounded, officials said.
The victims were on a shopping rush for New Year along fruit
stands outside the Mlang public market when the blast occurred at 3:45 p.m.,
according to Barangay Poblacion Chairman Rafael Porras.
According to Porras most of the injured were rushed to Mlang
Doctor’s Hospital and Mlang
District Hospital Kidapawan
City
Mayor Joselito Pinol condemned the bomb attack.
He also recalled local government employees to assist the
wounded victims in the hospital. Private individuals who owned vehicles were
asked to lend their vehicle to transport the victims to the hospital in Kidapawan City
Senior Inspector Joan REsurreccion, Mlang police chief, said
most of the victims sustained shrapnel injuries in various parts of the body.
Army and police bomb experts are still at the blast scene
conducting post blast investigation.
No one has claimed responsibility, the second deadly IED
attack in this town since Nov. 23 when three died and 20 others were hurt when
a bomb exploded at a billiard hall near the town plaza.
Resurrecion said most of the 30 wounded were hit by shrapnel
in lower extremities and feet.
Initial investigation showed the bomb was placed few meters
from the entrance of the public market where people mill around buying circle-shaped
fruits.
The Wednesday blast happened a day after police from the
regional PNP headquarters arrested in M’lang a suspected bomber believed
responsible for the Nov 23 bombing.
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