Series of blasts rock Maguindanao town

From ABS-CBN (Mar 6): Series of blasts rock Maguindanao town

Four separate explosions rocked the town of Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao Monday night, police said.

Shariff Aguak Mayor Bai Sahara Ampatuan said the first explosion transpired in a vacant lot in Barangay Poblacion followed by another explosion at the residence of Datu Ali Kuli, where 2 ammunitions of an M203 grenade launcher landed at the roof the house.

Ali Kuli and his wife were hurt in the explosion, sustaining minor injuries.

Minutes after the incident, another loud explosion was heard in an abandoned house in Barangay Poblacion.

No casualty was reported but authorities recovered a rocket-propelled grenade a hundred meters away from Ali Kuli's house.

The 4th explosion occurred at Bec-Bec store in Poblacion Shariff Aguak where the M203 grenade launcher landed and exploded at the roof of the establishment.

Shariff Aguak police chief Marlon Martinez told ABS-CBN News that the series of explosions had nothing to do with politics.

Meantime, Sahara Ampatuan believes the attack was intended to hurt civilians.

She is not also discounting the possibility that she is the target of the attack, saying the first explosion transpired just 70 meters away from her residence.

The mayor appealed to authorities to investigate and arrest the people behind the attacks.

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