Couple hurt in Zamboanga del Sur grenade attack
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - A couple was injured in grenade explosion pre-dawn Wednesday staged by a spurn suitor in a village of Vincenzo Sagun town, Zamboanga del Sur, according to police.
Chief Inspector Rogelio Alabata, spokesman of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 9, identified the victims as Jameson Alyosada Maglangit, 24 and his live-in partner Roxanne Lagawan Danias, 31, both temporarily residing at Purok Cadena de Amor, Barangay Kabatan.
Alabata said police investigation disclosed the victims were dating in a kiosk when a man lobbed a grenade which hit both.
Police further reported that the suspect, later identified as Junnifer Manaya, was a spurn suitor of Danias. He fled the scene immediately after the blast.
Maglangit sustained shrapnel injuries in his lower legs while Danias was injured on her wrist. Both were rushed to the Margosatubig Hospital for treatment.
Alabata said manhunt was launched for the arrest of the suspect.
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