Manhunt on vs. suspects in grenade attacks that hurt 8 in North Cotabato and Cotabato City

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 15): Manhunt on vs. suspects in grenade attacks that hurt 8 in North Cotabato and Cotabato City

Police authorities have launched a manhunt against four men who carried out bombing attacks in Cotabato City and Kabacan, North Cotabato that injured eight persons, including two soldiers and two minors, on Saturday night.

Supt. Bernard Tayong, spokesperson of the North Cotabato police provincial office, said on Sunday the manhunt is conducted jointly by the police and Army's 7th Infantry Battalion.

"We are pursuing the attackers, we have initial information about their identities," Tayong said of the Kabacan grenade attack which occurred at 6:30 p.m.

Tayong said two men riding on a motorbike lobbed a hand grenade at the corner of Rizal Avenue and Malvar Street in Kabacan.

Wounded were Johainna Pops Alon, 17; Berlie Baluyot, 46; Rosalie Parenas, 36; John Clark Opena, 13; and Gerardo Moya, 48, all residents of Poblacion Kabacan.

Tayong said the suspects sped toward Barangay Kayaga, also in Kabacan. He said the motive of the attack and the perpetrators remained unknown.

At past 7:30 p.m., Senior Supt. Raul Supiter, Cotabato City police director, said a blast occurred in front of a parked cargo truck along Sinsuat Avenue after a grenade was lobbed by two men riding tandem on a motorbike.

It so happened that a military truck conducting patrol was passing by and two soldiers were injured.

Supiter identified them as PFC Romer Agustin, 27, and PFC Noel Ganab, 28, both of the Army Special Forces Battalion.

Also injured was student Mohaimen Biron, 21, who was passing by at the time of the blast.

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