6 dead, 28 hurt in Cagayan de Oro blast

[higanstolsdawen]

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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (4th Update, 6:51 a.m. Saturday) -- Six people, including a provincial board member, were killed, while 28 others were wounded when a suspected improvised explosive device went off in a popular restaurant strip in this city Friday night.

City police chief Graciano Mijares said six were confirmed dead in a blast that occurred at Kyla's Bistro, one of the stores in the restaurant strip at Rosario Arcade in Limketkai Mall, around 11:30 p.m. Friday.

One of the fatalities was identified as Misamis Oriental Provincial Board Member Roldan Lagbas. His remains was brought to a memorial parlor in the city.

The 44-year-old Lagbas is serving his first term as a member of the Provincial Board. His brother, Benedict, is also a board member of Misamis Oriental. Both were elected in the May 2013 elections. Junjun, Lagbas' another brother, is the mayor of Kinoguitan town in Misamis Oriental. Their late father Danilo Lagbas was vice governor of the province.

Identities of the other five fatalities, including those injured, are yet to be known.

As of 3:41 a.m. Saturday, three dead bodies are still sprawling on the explosion site while investigators from the police, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Scene of the Crime Operative (Soco) are clearing the area.

City Vice Mayor Ian Acenas described the explosion as the worst he ever saw. "Heads holed and brains splattered. The sight is so horrible," Acenas said.

He said some of the injured victims are doctors who are attending a conference in the city.

"It is sad that some of the victims are doctors who are attending a national conference held in the city. This is a big blow to the relative peace in the city. I am condemning this to the highest form," Acenas said in a radio interview.

6 dead, 28 hurt in bombing in Limketkai mall in Cagayan de Oro City | Sun.Star

[twEATer]

Sa rosario arcade ni dapita nahitabo kung aha daghan mga resto ug bars. Grabe ni nga panghitaboa. God bless CDO and the Philippines.

[higanstolsdawen]

kinsa mgan taga CDO diri? unsa naman update ane ron?

[kit_cebu]

why won't these bombers place bombs in LTO/LTFRB/government offices?
ilang gusto man ta kay ang attention man sa goberno...

[<SMILE>]

why won't these bombers place bombs in LTO/LTFRB/government offices?
ilang gusto man ta kay ang attention man sa goberno...

Police are still conducting investigation on the motive as well as the type of materials used in the explosion.

"I condole with the families of the victims who died. There is an ongoing probe and all angles are looked into," Mijares said.

Si kinsa man diay ning mga tawhana,
nganong mamomba man sila ug government establishments?

[kidynamite]

kanang malacañang unta ilang bombahan.. kanang sud na naa tanan mga senador. ngari man cla sa mga innocente mangamong..

[jeremiahjay]

unsa naman sad ni sila oi nigara naman sad...

[domzgnrlover86]

grabeha bitaw ani! unsa kahay pakay ani nila nganung mamomba man jud ug mga taw nga sila hilabti

[lstorya]

Yawa, sa KitKai raba dyud ko mosuroy dira if muanha ko og Cagayan. Ataya.

[wak_wak]

I hope wala may na apil na kaila nako doctors.. ug mga ex collegues nako na mga med rep