Found a more detailed report about the blast that happened in the Plaza last Sunday Night. I can't even ask the people here because most of the people hardly care about the news. They just go on with their meaningless lives. sheesh. Anyway, here's the article.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Iligan blast injures 6
By Richel Umel and Lino de la Cruz
Lanao Correspondents

ILIGAN CITY -- Police and Army bomb disposal experts have found metal fragments at the public plaza here where an explosion injured six persons Sunday night.
But Supt. Amerodin Hamdag, police director for Operations in Region 10, said nothing is still conclusive yet since the experts will have to examine closely the metal fragments they found Monday at the public plaza.

Hamdag said the experts have brought the fragments to the PNP Crime laboratory in Camp Tomas Cabili in this City. Mayor Laurence Cruz would not say if the explosion was from a bomb or that it was a terror act.
Last Sunday’s explosion came a day before a scheduled protest rally by Maranao groups protesting the inclusion of Lanao provinces in the RP-US Balikatan exercises.
At least six persons, mostly minors, were hurt when an explosion ripped through the public plaza at about 9:30 p.m.,Sunday.
Responding policemen told reporters that the explosion came from an improvised explosive device (IED) wrapped in a pair of pants.
They said the bomb was placed among the furnitures for sale that were displayed in a vacant lot along Aguinaldo corner M. Badelles streets.
A 26-year-old man identified as John Henry Natinga, who was sleeping in a sofa at the furniture shop, was badly injured.
Most of the minors who were injured were promenading near the plaza where an amature singing contest was being held. They were identified as John Anotan Jr, 17; Vic Ravelo, 19; Lovely Rose Tecson, 15; J.R. Pabustan, 15; and Dennis Barot, 17.

 

I wonder if the usual tambays in the plaza were spurred by this event. Would they still spend time in the plaza? Would people be afraid of going there? Would there be less events held there?

I always frequent the plaza because of the tempura sold there. I find it convenient since a buco stand is just beside them. I can eat tempura and drink buco juice conveniently.

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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