Sunday, November 17, 2013

Three marines hurt in Sulu explosion

From the Manila Bulletin (Nov 18): Three marines hurt in Sulu explosion

Three soldiers of the Philippine Marines were wounded in a grenade explosion Sunday morning in Jolo, Sulu, Col. Jose Johriel Cenabre, commander of the Sulu Special Task Force, said.

He identified the wounded as technical Sergeant Amdo Elorpe, Sgt. Joel Salomon and Private First Class Aramil Arcoy.

The victims have sustained shrapnel wound from the exploded fragmentation grenade and were rushed to the nearest hospital for medical treatment.

“They’re in good condition already,” Cenabre said.

The incident happened at around 10:25 a.m. in the vicinity of Balete Crossing along Scott Road.

“Our soldiers were about to depart on board a military Elf truck after purchasing lumber when one of the two men onboard a speeding motorcycle threw a grenade on the truck,” Cenabre said.

He said investigation was ongoing to identify the suspects.
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