COTABATO CITY, Philippines - An unidentified bomber blasted a fragmentation grenade at the fenced detachment of Marines at a public market here Thursday night. No one was hurt from the incident.
The bombing came just two days after motorcycle-riding men bombed the house here of a municipal treasurer of a Maguindanao town.
Investigators said witnesses saw a man scamper away after throwing the grenade at the detachment, located at at the main market in the city's eastern part.
The Cotabato City police said intelligence agents are still trying to determine the identity of the bombing suspect and his motive for the attack.
Two days earlier, two suspects threw a grenade at the house here of Norodin Samaon, the municipal treasurer of Talitay town in the second district of Maguindanao.
Samaon and members of his family were out during the attack.
Investigators are still investigating the incident. - John Unson