MISAMIS ORIENTAL - A van and weapons believed to have been used by assailants in the failed ambush of Iligan Rep. Vicente Belmonte was found torched and abandoned just a kilometer away from the site of the attack.
Initial reports from ABS-CBN correspondent Roxanne Arevalo said the scorched remains of the van were found in Barangay Liberty, Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, around a kilometer away from the crime scene.
Police said weapons were found inside the scorched van.
Belmonte earlier told ANC he arrived at the Laguindingan Airport at 1:30 p.m. and was en route to Iligan City when his convoy was blocked by a white van.
He said unidentified assailants opened the side door of their L300 van and shot at their vehicle with automatic weapons.
Several assailants hiding in the grassy portion beside the road also shot at their vehicles.
Belmonte escaped unharmed except for minor cuts from the shattered windshield. He said at least three of his companions were killed in the incident.
The congressman said the attack was politically motivated.
Photos by Roxanne Roble Arevalo, ABS-CBN News Northern Mindanao.
Photos by Roxanne Roble Arevalo, ABS-CBN News Northern Mindanao.
Photos by Roxanne Roble Arevalo, ABS-CBN News Northern Mindanao.
Photos by Roxanne Roble Arevalo, ABS-CBN News Northern Mindanao.
Photos by Roxanne Roble Arevalo, ABS-CBN News Northern Mindanao
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/11/14/look-van-guns-believed-used-ambush-torched
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