ZAMBOANGA CITY - Unidentified men riding a motorcycle hurled a grenade at a police detachment in Lamitan City, Basilan province on New Year's Eve, hurting two policemen and a civilian.
Chief Inspector Kenneth Balisang, Lamitan City police chief, said that the motorcycle-riding men hurled the grenade at the Special Action Force detachment along Rizal Avenue at around 11:30 p.m.
Balisang said prior to the attack, the policemen manned a checkpoint in front of its detachment.
He said that they have yet to determine the motive behind the attack.
Meanwhile, a respected Muslim leader identified as Hadji Omar Japal was shot dead in Ungkaya Pukan town during the New Year revelry.
Police said the suspect in the killing had a personal grudge with Japal.