ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat – At least six passengers were hurt after a suspected explosive went off inside a new double-decker bus at the public terminal here past noon Monday.
Lt. Colonel Lino Capellan, Sultan Kudarat police provincial deputy director for operations, said the wounded passengers inside the bus operated by the Husky Tours Company were rushed to the provincial hospital here.
Capellan said the bus was headed to General Santos City from Cotabato City and had a stopover at the Isulan Integrated Public Terminal when the explosion occurred at around 12:20 p.m.
“Bomb experts are still at the blast site, we are still investigating,” the police official said.
The bus was parked at the terminal, some 50 meters away from the Isulan municipal police station.
“The bus had just arrived, some passengers disembarked to buy food and went to comfort rooms when the blast occurred,” said Ester, a fruit vendor at the bus terminal.
All victims sustained shrapnel injuries in various parts of the body, Capellan said.
No group yet has claimed responsibility for the explosion. (PNA)
6 hurt in S. Kudarat bus bombing incident
By Edwin Fernandez
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