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Color black Navarra
pick-up vehicle with plate number
KFJ-885 owned by the
couple businessman was the target
of the two suspects
riding in tandem who were responsible
of throwing grenade incident
along the Canelar Street Zam-
boanga City. The rear
portion was severely damage.
(Photo by Jhony Santiago)
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ZAMBOANGA
CITY – Two were wounded and rushed to the nearby hospital after a grenade
throwing incident explosion happen in Zamboanga City Wednesday at 5:30 in the
afternoon of October 11, 2012.
Police
initial investigation disclosed, unidentified suspects riding in tandem thrown
the grenade at the back of Black Navarra pick-up vehicle with plate number KFJ-885
while on route along Canelar Street going to Governor Camins.
The couple who owned one of the big hotels in the city, boarded inside the said vehicle had survived and unhurt while the back portion of the vehicle was damaged.
The 2
wounded victims who boarded from another public utility vehicle near the incident
were hit by the sharp nails and was brought immediately separately to the
nearby private hospital.
The police
operatives of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team (EOD) recovered another one
un-exploded MK2 type grenade near the crime scene, while the police operatives
still conducting a thorough investigation to
identify the two suspects riding in tandem.
The
incident was classified as personal grudge between the businessman and the
suspects and not a terroristic attack that worries some residents, said Col.
Buenaventura Pascual, Commander of Taskforce Zamboanga.
As of
press time, the Police authorities withheld the name of the businessman for security
reason and in order not to hamper the ongoing investigation of the case. (With reports by Ely Dumaboc)
