Cops, Army hunt down suspects in rifle grenade attack in Maguindanao that hurt 4

From the Philippine News Agency (May 11): Cops, Army hunt down suspects in rifle grenade attack in Maguindanao that hurt 4

Police authorities in Maguindanao are hunting down gunmen who fired a rifle grenade at the house of a mayoral candidate in Gen. Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao on election day.

Senior Supt. Nickson Muksan, Maguindanao police provincial director, said the manhunt involved elements of the provincial public safety battalion, Gen. SK Pendatun police office and elements of the 33rd Infantry Battalion.

Citing reports from Gen. SK Pendatun town police office, unidentified armed men fired M-79 grenade toward the house of Datu Pendatun Ali in Barangay Poblacion shortly before the voting commenced on Monday.

Ali is running for mayor as an independent candidate.

Ali was meeting with his supporters and allies when the rifle grenade landed inside the compound that injured four persons. The injured were rushed to a hospital in Tacurong City.

The suspects, according to witnesses, fled to Liguasan marshland.

Voting commenced as scheduled in other parts of the municipality.

Canvassing is still on going at the municipal town council building. The Comelec said due to internet problem, transmission of votes cast had been slow from outlying villages where the signal was very low or none at all.

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