KIDAPAWAN CITY – Joint police and military forces here are hunting down two suspects responsible for the grenade attack Wednesday night in Matalam, North Cotabato that left three persons, including a minor, hurt. Major Junrel Amotan, Matalam town police chief, said Thursday the Army’s 602nd Infantr
SCENE RESPONDERS. An ambulance and police patrol car respond to a grenade blast incident along the national highway in Matalam, North Cotabato late Wednesday (Dec. 15, 2021) that injured three, including a minor. A manhunt is underway against the perpetrators who fired at the victims before tossing a grenade. (Photo courtesy of Matalam MPS) KIDAPAWAN CITY - Joint police and military forces here are hunting down two suspects responsible for the grenade attack Wednesday night in Matalam, North Cotabato that left three persons, including a minor, hurt. Major Junrel Amotan, Matalam town police chief, said Thursday the Army's 602nd Infantry Brigade is helping the police locate the perpetrators. Amotan said the blast occurred at past 9 p.m. along the national highway in Barangay Kilada. Amotan identified the victims as Elizabeth, Florencio, and a 10-year-old boy, all surnamed Wahing and residents of Barangay Poblacion in the same town. "They sustained shrapnel wounds in different pa