Compostela Valley blast kills 4; Gov offers P200,000 reward
By Dennis Jay Santos
Mindanao Bureau
First Posted 09:27:00 07/03/2008
Filed Under: Guerrilla activities, Armed conflict
DAVAO CITY – (UPDATE) Compostela Valley Governor Arthur Uy has offered a P200,000 reward for any information on the perpetrators of an explosion that killed four people and injured 11 others early Thursday morning at a bakeshop in Compostela Valley, a police official said.
Governor Uy said a policeman, two students and one tricycle driver died in the blast at Poblacion Nabunturan, said Major Armand Rico, spokesman of the 10th infantry division.
Rico said the grenade blast occurred at the Park ‘N Go Bakeshop on Fuentes Street, at 5:15 a.m.
Rico said extortion was the motive and that New People’s Army rebels were responsible.
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