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Lawmaker's car explodes

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December 8, 2010 | 12:00am

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines – Police are conducting a thorough investigation into the explosion of a Toyota Hi-lux of Zambales second district Rep. Antonio Diaz while parked in the garage of his executive assistant Monday night.

Police said the family of Diaz’s assistant executive secretary Glenn Elayda heard an explosion outside their house in Barangay Salaza, Palauig, Zambales at around 11 p.m. Monday and when they checked, they saw the pickup truck already on fire.

Elayda told probers that he saw a man running away from his house after the explosion. Police found a Molotov bomb about a meter away from the vehicle. – Cecille Suerte Felipe, Ric Sapnu

ANTONIO DIAZ

BARANGAY SALAZA

CECILLE SUERTE FELIPE

DIAZ

ELAYDA

GLENN ELAYDA

MOLOTOV

PALAUIG

RIC SAPNU

TOYOTA HI

ZAMBALES
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