Marine detachment bombed

COTABATO CITY, Philippines  â€“ An unidentified bomber pulled off what could be the “highlight” of his career when he blasted a grenade at a fenced detachment of Marines at a public market here last Thursday night.

The attack came just two days after motorcycle-riding men bombed the house here of the municipal treasurer of Talitay town, Maguindanao.

No one among the combatants of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 1 manning the detachment was injured, but the grenade attack sowed panic in nearby communities.

Last Tuesday, a grenade was hurled at the house of Talitay treasurer Norodin Samaon, who luckily was out along with members of his family.