Blast in Zamboanga Sibugay town

ZAMBOANGA CITY - - An improvised bomb exploded Wednesday night and rocked a village in the coal-rich town of Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay, according to police here.

Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca, Spokesman of the Police Regional Office 9 (PRO), said no one was reported hurt but villagers panicked from the explosion that ripped the house wall of a certain Jonathan Lorena Aming at Barangay Candiis about 11 p.m. Wednesday.

Huesca said responding police forces disclosed that prior to the explosion, two unidentified men on board a motorcycle pulled along the road in front of the store owned by Aming and asked if the latter was selling retail gasoline.

However, Aming refused to sell and further opted to keep his store’s door  closed, prompting the suspects to leave.

Some 15 minutes later a powerful explosion ripped the house wall of Aming, according to Huesca.

Police are still trying to determine the motive of the attack. - Roel  Pareño