9 hurt in Tacurong bus terminal explosion
by Malu Cadelia Manar / MindaNews
KIDAPAWAN CITY (MindaNews/27 June) An improvised explosive device (IED) blew off at the bus terminal in Tacurong City at 10:30 this morning, wounding nine persons, two of whom are now in critical condition.
Tacurong police said the explosive was manufactured from an 81-mm mortar using a cellphone as triggering device.
Tacurong police said the explosive was manufactured from an 81-mm mortar using a cellphone as triggering device.
Four of the victims were admitted at the Quijano Hospital in Tacurong City for treatment while the others with minor injuries were brought elsewhere.
Lt. Col. Jonathan Ponce, spokesperson of the Armys 6th Infantry Division, said two of those injured are now in critical condition.
He claimed that the bombing could be the handiwork of what he calls the Special Operations Group of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) under the command of a certain Bassit Usman, who is reportedly wanted for series of bombings and other crimes.
But Eid Kabalu, MILF civil relations officer, dismissed Ponces accusation, saying it has always been the militarys style to blame them right away even without evidence. (MindaNews posted by Davao Today)
