Police authorities in North Cotabato
are hunting down two men who tossed a hand grenade on a motorcycle loaded with
passengers in Matalam town on Friday night, police said Saturday.
Five persons were wounded in Barangay Poblacion, Matalam, North Cotabato in yet another grenade attack in the
province that happened near the town’s welcome rotunda.
Chief Insp. Sonny Leoncito, Matalam town police chief, said
the grenade attack occurred at about 11 p.m. leaving five commuters injured.
Leoncito identified the injured as tricycle driver Macmod
Kanakan, 24 of Barangay Kilada, Matalam, Dandan Alam, 28, Datu Dilangalen, 32
of Datu Montawala town in Maguidnanao, Gerardo Peralta Jr of Makilala, North
Cotabato and Sharon Diaz, 35 of Matalam.
The victims were on board a tricycle driven by Kanakan. They
were rushed to North Cotabato provincial hospital in Kidapawan City
Police believed Kanakan was the target of two motorcycle
riding men who tossed the explosive while the tricycle was heading to the town
center.
He told police investigators that shortly before the attack,
he noticed two or three motorbikes appeared to be tailing on him while he was
driving.
Kanakan told police he had no known enemies and that he
could not see any reason why he was subjected to grenade attack.
Matalam is a town adjacent to Kabacan where two weeks ago
was rocked by a five grenade attacks, leaving six persons wounded.
The prime suspect in the bombing was arrested by North Cotabato police during a raid. Grenades, hand guns
and illegal drugs were seized from Omar Sultan, alias “Gani Manok,” believed to
be leader of local gun for hire syndicate.
His companions remained at large.
Leoncito could not say whether or not the suspects in
Kabacan grenade attacks were the same group that carried Friday night’s bombing
in Matalam.
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