Grenade explodes near school in Lanao Norte town; no one hurt

By: Richel Umel - 9 years ago

A soldier stands beside voters waiting for their turn to cast votes outside a polling center in Shariff Aguak Elementary School in Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao.PHOTO BY JEOFFREY MAITEM / INQUIRER MINDANAO

A soldier stands beside residents waiting for their turn to cast votes outside a polling center in Shariff Aguak Elementary School in Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao. Sights such as these are common in Mindanao, where there is a heavy deployment of soldiers during election day. PHOTO BY JEOFFREY MAITEM / INQUIRER MINDANAO

TAGOLOAN, Lanao del Norte — An M203 grenade exploded near the Diamyun Elementary School here at about 1:30 p.m. Monday.

Col. Anthon Abrina, chief of the Army’s 4th Mechanized Infantry Battalion, said voters scampered for safety, but no one was hurt in the explosion.

“Government forces are tracking down the suspects who fled to the interior mountainous part,” Abrina said. SFM/rga