2 hurt in grenade attack inside market place in North Cotabato

From the Philippine News Agency (Dec 12): 2 hurt in grenade attack inside market place in North Cotabato

PIKIT, North Cotabato -- Two persons were critically injured when a man tossed a hand grenade inside a busy public market here Sunday noon, police said Monday.

Senior Inspector Donald Cabigas, Pikit town police chief, said unidentified men lobbed the hand grenade inside the market place filled with market goers and vendors at about 12 noon, injuring Saguialon Asim, 78 of Barangay Punol and Nasser Pagabangan, 31, of Barangay Kabasalan, all in Pikit, North Cotabato.

"Motive of the attack remained unknown as investigation was going on," Cabigas said.

It was the second grenade attack in Pikit since Saturday.

Unidentified men on board a motorbike lobbed a hand grenade in the house of Jermias Dandan. It exploded in Dandan's compound but nobody was hurt.

Earlier in the day, another grenade was lobbed along the national highway in Barangay Poblacion and exploded in a vacant lot.

In the village of Gli-Gli, a rifle grenade landed in the borders of Barangay Gli-Gli and Poblacion. It was believed to have been fired from afar.

Following the rash of grenade attacks, Cabigas has called on village officials to organize village watchmen groups to help the police in preventing violence, especially grenade attack.

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