By Ronron
May 8, 2007
Five persons were killed while 32 others were wounded in an explosion Tuesday afternoon in Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat province, police said.
Provincial Police Director Supt. Ping Tucao said in a phone interview that the blast happened at around 4:45 pm at a billiard hall along Bonifacio St. and Magsaysay Avenue.
Tucao said almost all of the victims were spectators and players at the billiard hall.
Sr. Supt. Rolando Dalangin, Deputy Director for Operations of the Region 12 Police, said the explosive was an improvised explosive device. Joint personnel from the Explosives and Ordnance Division of the police and military in the area have begun gathering pieces of evidence to ascertain the make up of the device.
Two persons died on the spot, while 35 others were wounded and rushed to three different hospitals in the city.
But three of the injured victims died later.
Tucao could not immediately say if the blast is terror-related or has something to do with the election season or business operations of the billiard hall owner.
“We can not determine the motive yet because the investigation is still ongoing,” he said.
Tucao said police investigators are trying to gather statements from those wounded for the possible identification of the suspect./DMS
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