Grenade explodes at bus terminal in Southern Philippines

From the Mindanao Examiner BlogSpot site (Jan 24): Grenade explodes at bus terminal in Southern Philippines

A grenade exploded late Saturday at a bus depot in the southern Philippine city of Cotabato, authorities said.

It said the attack on the depot damaged several provincial buses parked inside, but there were no reports of casualties, according to the police and military.

Soldiers and policemen sent to the depot along Don Rufino Street in downtown Cotabato recovered the safety lever of an MK2 fragmentation grenade.

Initial reports said a man on a motorcycle lobbed the grenade at the bus terminal and sped off immediately.

No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attack. The motive of the attack is unknown, but police suspect extortion was likely behind the blast.

The attack came just recently following a deadly car bombing outside a bus terminal in Zamboanga City.

Two people were killed and 54 others wounded when the car, packed with explosives, detonated near a disco bar. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

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