Grenade attack: 5 hurt

Two Philippine Army soldiers and three civilians were injured after unidentified suspects hurled a grenade at an Army vehicle in Barangay Mother Poblacion, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, early Saturday morning.

A police report reaching Camp Crame said the attack occurred at around 6:30 a.m. when the suspects, riding a black motorcycle, threw a grenade near an Army KM truck bearing Plate No. SJD 978 while it was traveling along the national highway en route to Isulan.

The explosion left the two soldiers with shrapnel wounds and also injured three civilians who were in the vicinity.

Responding police officers rushed the victims to the Bangsamoro Regional Hospital and Medical Center for treatment. Investigators recovered the grenade’s safety lever from the blast site as evidence.

Authorities have launched a follow-up investigation, including a review of closed-circuit television footage, to identify and arrest the suspects.