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ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/23 May) – An explosion rocked Pagadian City in Zamboanga del Sur at around 3 p.m. Thursday.
Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca, Police Regional Office-9 spokesman, said no one was killed or injured in the blast at the parking lot of Gaisano Shopping Mall in Barangay San Pedro.
Huesca said the explosion damaged a car with registration plate MNC-785, where the improvised bomb was placed.
Initial findings of bomb experts revealed the improvised bomb was fashioned from an 81-mm mortar ammunition, with a radio transceiver as the triggering device, the official said.
He said that investigation continues to establish the motive of the incident as well as the identities of the suspects. (MindaNews)