A soldier and a barangay captain were killed and an Army
captain was wounded after still unidentified motorcycle-riding men lobbed a
grenade at the blue Toyota Revo they were riding before noon Friday in
Maguindanao.
The incident took place at 11:35 a.m. along the highway near
the vicinity of Barangay Sambulawan, Datu Salibo town, Maguindanao.
Killed in the attack was Barangay Masigay chair Sajid Imam
Bicul.
Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay, 6th Infantry Division public affairs
office chief, declined to identify the dead soldier and the wounded officer
pending notification of their next-of-kin.
The Army captain was hit by shrapnel in the feet and is now
undergoing treatment at Awang, Maguindanao.
Petinglay said the victims came from Datu Piang and were
headed for Datung Saudi Ampatuan town when their vehicle was overtaken by
motorcycle-riding men who quickly lobbed a grenade at them.
Investigations are still ongoing to determine the motive for
the attack.
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There have been several of these type of drive-by attacks on Philippine soldiers recently. Most have been attributed to the renegade Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement. (BIFM). The group's spokesperson, Abu Misry Mama, has confirmed that the BIFM carried out the attacks. Therefore, it seems likely that the BIFM may well be behind this attack.
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