From Panay News (Oct 6, 2023): 2 soldiers implicated in Dingle grenade explosion (By Ruby P. Silubrico)
Personnel of the Explosives and Ordnance Division scour the site for pieces of grenade shrapnel. The two suspects in the explosion in Dingle, Iloilo on Monday were from the Philippine Army’s Forward Support Supply Unit, the Iloilo Police Provincial Office confirmed. AJ PALCULLO/PN
ILOILO – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) has identified the suspects behind the grenade explosion on Monday that damaged the library of Dingle town.
IPPO director, Colonel Ronaldo Palomo, confirmed that the individuals implicated were members of the Philippine Army, specifically assigned to the Forward Support Supply Unit.
Palomo said the suspects were identified from surveillance footage where they were seen riding a motorcycle.
This identification was corroborated by eyewitness accounts, he added.
Palomo believes the attack might have been spurred by personal grievances the suspects held against the Dingle Municipal Police Station (MPS), possibly due to increased checkpoint activities.
Before the explosion, these two individuals were stopped for a traffic violation.
The incident, which occurred around 12:05 a.m., involved a grenade detonating beside the road. The aftermath of the explosion led to the shattering of the town library’s glass windows, damage to the wheels of a parked fire truck, and shrapnel scattering onto three nearby rescue boats.
The implicated soldiers hold the ranks of Sergeant and Private First Class.
Lieutenant Colonel J-Jay Javines, spokesperson for the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, said the two soldiers are currently under the custody of FSSU as investigations continue.
He also said both soldiers denied the allegations against them.
https://www.panaynews.net/2-soldiers-implicated-in-dingle-grenade-explosion/
ILOILO – The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) has identified the suspects behind the grenade explosion on Monday that damaged the library of Dingle town.
IPPO director, Colonel Ronaldo Palomo, confirmed that the individuals implicated were members of the Philippine Army, specifically assigned to the Forward Support Supply Unit.
Palomo said the suspects were identified from surveillance footage where they were seen riding a motorcycle.
This identification was corroborated by eyewitness accounts, he added.
Palomo believes the attack might have been spurred by personal grievances the suspects held against the Dingle Municipal Police Station (MPS), possibly due to increased checkpoint activities.
Before the explosion, these two individuals were stopped for a traffic violation.
The incident, which occurred around 12:05 a.m., involved a grenade detonating beside the road. The aftermath of the explosion led to the shattering of the town library’s glass windows, damage to the wheels of a parked fire truck, and shrapnel scattering onto three nearby rescue boats.
The implicated soldiers hold the ranks of Sergeant and Private First Class.
Lieutenant Colonel J-Jay Javines, spokesperson for the Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division, said the two soldiers are currently under the custody of FSSU as investigations continue.
He also said both soldiers denied the allegations against them.
https://www.panaynews.net/2-soldiers-implicated-in-dingle-grenade-explosion/
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