Another blast hits Maguindanao school

From ABS=CBN (May 4): Another blast hits Maguindanao school

SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao - An explosion occurred at the Sandakan Elementary School in Barangay Dalumangcob, Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao on Tuesday night.

Based on the initial investigation, residents saw the alleged perpetrators onboard a motorcycle.

One of the suspects supposedly entered the school and went down to the kindergarten area and aimed a grenade launcher towards the classroom.

The school is an identified polling center in the May 9 elections. However, the kindergarten classroom is not one of the polling places.

Sultan Kudarat Chief of Police, Police Chief Inspector Madin Esmael said the explosion was carried out to sow fear among the public, considering that Dalumangcob is a poblacion which has more or less 4,000 voters.

"Mag-create ng scare o para matakot mga BEI at mga botante pero rest assured the security force ay nandiyan para magbigay ng seguridad," said Esmael.

Authorities recovered fragments of a 40MM grenade launcher that was possibly used by the suspects.

Last week, five schools in the nearby town of Sultan Mastura were also hit by series of blasts.

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