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Four dead, 23 wounded in grenade attack in southern Philippines

AP, Jolo (Philippines) | By
Mar 26, 2017 05:19 PM IST

The motive for the attack wasn’t immediately clear, but a military officer said the attacker returned to the area to retaliate after being beaten by a group of men who accused him of stealing a cellphone.

At least four people were killed and 23 others wounded in a grenade attack in the southern Philippines that appears to be unrelated to terrorism, officials said Sunday.

Hand grenades on display.(HT Photo/Representative image)
Hand grenades on display.(HT Photo/Representative image)

Army Col. Cirilito Sobejana said the attacker was arrested following the late Saturday grenade blast in Busbus village near the domestic airport in Sulu province’s Jolo town.

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The motive for the attack wasn’t immediately clear, but a military officer said the attacker, who was identified by police as Sedimar Rabbah, returned to the area to retaliate after being beaten by a group of men who accused him of stealing a cellphone. Police, however, were checking if he has links with Abu Sayyaf militants.

Aside from kidnappings for ransom, bombings and killings by Abu Sayyaf extremists, predominantly Muslim Sulu has long been troubled by a large number of illegal guns and other weapons, many in the hands of warlords and other armed groups.

Jungle-clad Sulu, about 950 kilometers (590 miles) south of Manila, is one of the country’s poorest provinces, although it has rich resources and pristine beaches and islands.

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