Acting Davao City Mayor Paolo Duterte orders police and the military to beef up security measures
EXPLOSION. A blast hit this van at the terminal of SM Ecoland in Davao City on November 18.
An explosion hit a passenger van at the terminal of shopping mall SM Ecoland on Wednesday, November 18, leaving its driver and conductor slightly injured.
The blast occurred around 9:40 am along Ecoland Drive, just several meters away from the mall.
"The van just offloaded passengers from the terminal outside SM when the IED exploded," said Davao City Police Office chief Vicente Danao. "It's very good it did not explode in a populated area and that the passengers already disembarked."
DAVAO CITY BLAST. The local government orders tighter security after a van explosion left two men injured.
Two other vehicles parked along the street were also damaged by shrapnel and were covered in debris.
Initial investigation shows the van travelled from Pikit, North Cotabato.
Danao said police are considering various angles, including personal grudge against the owner of the van. Authorities said the owner of the van divulged the existence of illegal van terminals in the city, prompting a recent crackdown.
"We cannot discount any possibility," the police chief said.
Danao also said that even if Davao is considered one of the safest cities in the world, there is always the threat of terror attacks. "But life must go on. We can't allow an act of terror to slow down our lives."
Acting Davao City Mayor Paolo Duterte, who visited the blast site, has ordered police and the military to beef up security measures.
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A bomb exploded in a van which came from Pikit, North Cotabato. No one died from the explosion but 2 persons were hurt. This happened at around 9:40am today, November 18, 2015 at Ecoland 4000 Residences (at the back of SM City Ecoland).
The Police and TF Davao are conducting thorough investigation and are intensifying the check points inside the City and at its borders. Your local government is on top of it.
Mag-binantayon ug mag-amping ta kanunay!
The Police and TF Davao are conducting thorough investigation and are intensifying the check points inside the City and at its borders. Your local government is on top of it.
Mag-binantayon ug mag-amping ta kanunay!
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