 Eight people were hurt after a grenade blast in Cotabato on Thursday evening, a regional military spokesperson said. Two women were among the injured as unidentified men lobbed an M26 hand grenade that exploded in front of the Antonio's Carinderia and Refreshments parlour along USM Avenue in Kabacan town of Cotabato, said Col. Franklin del Prado, spokesperson of the Army's 6th infantry division. Those injured were identified as Melba Balasa, Perlie Pajiji, Luner Antonio, Ricardo Olinares, Gilbert Bibad, Arnold Somera, Michael Somera and Gener Rabino. The victims were brought to the USM Hospital and the Kabacan Specialist Hospital for treatment. Authorities are still investigating if the attack was launched by the Abu Sayyaf Group which has turned to bombing activities outside Basilan, Jolo and Tawi-Tawi. "Investigations are still going on," del Prado said. |