Police and military authorities are conducting thorough
probe to establish the motive as well as unmask the suspects behind Good
Friday’s improvised bomb explosion at a police station in this city.
Senior Superintendent Angelito Casimiro, Zamboanga City
One of the three victims was identified as Marvin Esperat,
14, the son of a civilian employee with the police station.
Esperat was critically injured and has immediately undergone
surgery.
The other two victims identified as Magdalena Araneta, 61
and Ofelia Enriquez, 71, were slightly injured.
They were passing by on their way home when the IED
exploded.
Casimiro said initial investigation showed the IED was
placed on an impounded pick-up vehicle parked in front of the police station.
Casimiro said the explosive ordnance demolition (EOD) have
yet to establish the type of IED used although the blast site is positive for
ammonium nitrate.
The blast shattered window glasses of the police station and
a nearby house.
The police station was said to have received threats after
they detained three persons arrested in an anti-drug campaign.
Meanwhile, Mayor Ma. Isabelle Climaco-Salazar has assured
that the city government will shoulder the medical expenses of the victims.
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