Police authorities are eyeing several angles into the
grenade explosion in Maasim in Sarangani on Monday night that injured six
police officers, including the deputy chief of police, and two civilians.
Supt. Romeo Galgo, Police Regional Office-12 public information
officer, said Tuesday the explosion occurred at 8:35 p.m. near the town’s
health center inside the municipal government complex.
He said the injured police officers were then securing the
area for an activity in line with the ongoing celebration of the town’s
Kestebeng Festival.
Citing report from the Maasim police station, he said an
unidentified person aboard a motorcycle hurled an object at the waiting shed in
front of the health center before the explosion.
“It turned out to be a grenade and it exploded near the spot
where the victims were situated,” he told MindaNews.
The victims were identified as Insp. Danilo Abataya, the
deputy police station chief of Maasim; Police Officers (PO) 1 Almasir
Tingkasan, Romel Badua, Rowell Sobretodo and Sukran Donisa Sugod; and, PO2 Mark
Victor Naya.
The injured civilians were nurse Jetphunie Navales and
tricycle driver Leonardo dela Peña.
Galgo said the victims sustained various injuries and are
currently recuperating in a hospital here.
As to the possible motive, he said investigators are looking
at a number of angles, including an attempt to disrupt the town’s festivities.
He said Chief Supt. Cedrick Train, Region 12 police
director, visited Maasim on Tuesday morning to personally look into the
incident.
“We are considering all possible angles at this time,” he
added.
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