2 grenades thrown in front of Navotas City Jail; 1 hurt

The damage signage of the Navotas City Jail. ERWIN AGUILON/RADYO INQUIRER 990AM

A still unidentified suspect threw two grenades in front of the Navotas City Jail on Thursday morning, but only one of them exploded.

While one of the grenades exploded, the authorities were able to secure the other one.

“’Yung isang granada hindi sumabog, natanggal ‘yung pin kaya’t sinecure natin,” said Navotas City Mayor John Ray Tiangco in a report by Erwin Aguilon of Radyo Inquirer. (One of the grenades didn’t explode. The pin was already removed so we secured it right away.)

The explosion damaged the signage in front of the city jail and broke a portion of the glass window.

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The report said that a woman, identified as Agnes Cruz, who was sleeping near the city jail was injured on her foot and was immediately brought to the hospital.

The mayor also said that footages of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras near the area are now being reviewed to see what actually happened.

Members of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team immediately responded following the explosion, the report added. IDL