Three people were wounded in a grenade attack on a village packed with visitors in Zamboanga del Sur province in southern
Police said the attack occurred in New Village
in Tambulig town which was celebrating a local feast. The attack occurred
despite the presence of police forces in the area.
Investigators said the grenade was tossed by a still
unidentified assailant at the back of a stage. They said an MK2 grenade was
used in the attack.
The wounded victims have been identified as Marlyn Tac-an
Lara, 47, of Lower Usogan village also in Tambulig town; Ivy Jean Batoy, 8, of
Lakarayan village in Tigbao town; and a man named Mario, of Happy Village
in Tambulig. They were rushed to hospital.
It was unknown whether the target of the attack was
policemen or civilians in the area, but police forces launched an operation to
hunt down the assailant.
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