By JONG CADION
TUBOD, LANAO DEL
NORTE – Five were seriously wounded and were rushed immediately to the nearby
hospital after hitting them from the sharp nails when an Improvised Explosive
Device (IED) went off yesterday January 4, 2013 in front of Ysmael Restaurant
along the national highway of Poblacion, Tubod this province.
TUBOD, LANAO DEL
NORTE – Five were seriously wounded and were rushed immediately to the nearby
hospital after hitting them from the sharp nails when an Improvised Explosive
Device (IED) went off yesterday January 4, 2013 in front of Ysmael Restaurant
along the national highway of Poblacion, Tubod this province.
The incident was
happened at about noontime when the IED was placed in a motorcycle that was
parked by an unidentified person near the said restaurant, police initial
investigation disclosed.
The 5 victims were seriously
wounded identified as Judith Padilla Gomez, Pamela Dalman, Cherrie Molina and
Peter dela Vega who are all from Iligan City while the other victim identified
as Saipuden Biucay from Brgy. Bulod, Tubod sustained only minor wounds. The
victims were all rushed to Lanao del Norte Provincial Hospital at the nearby
municipality of Baroy, Lanao del Norte.
It was learned that
the former Mayor of Salvador, Lanao del Norte Sultan Jhonny Tawantawan and his
lawyer Atty Yusop Omar were eating at the restaurant during the explosion.
Troops from the 35th
Infantry Battalion under the Brigade responded to the blast site to assist the
Tubod PNP, help the victims and secure the site for investigation. The motive
of the incident is yet to be determined, the 2nd Mechanized Brigade
Commander Col Ricardo Jalad said. (With
Reports from Ely Dumaboc)
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