One of the victim in Digos bomb explosion, died

Miami
July 25, 2008
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One of the victims in the bombing explosion in Digos has died already after she was badly hurt due to the said explosion.

Chief Inspector Querubin Manalang, Region 11 Police spokesperson, confirmed that Zara Fe Abellero, 19, student died July 25 morning. Her cause of death is due to abdominal penetrating injury. Manalang explained that the victim’s abdomen were badly affected.

She is one of the passengers inside the bus. The total number of injured now is 34, one dead compared to the early report that there are 37 injured. Out of 34 there are still remaining 5 victims in critical condition confined in Davao Medical Center in Davao del Sur including a police personnel identified as PO1 Andres Alfonso, of Padada Municipal police station also in Davao del Sur.

Manalang said, one of the foot of Alfonso might be cut off because of the injury it sustained.

He added that the Al-Khobar group is the one behind in the bombing incident. The management of Metro Shuttle Bus reported to the police that prior to the incident they received calls from Al-Khobar asking from money.

“They are asking Php50,000 monthly allowance from the Metro Shuttle bus, but the management of course will not agree,” Manalang said.

According to PNP Spokesperson, Chief Supt. Nicanor Bartolome, “Al-Khobar is a group which gain prominence on their extortion activities back in 2007. They were suspected to have been involved in series of bombings in central Mindanao and southern Mindanao there were suspected directly involved in bombings of a mall, transport facilities and also Transco in Lanao.”

Though he added that the group is not an extensive group and it is not a national security threat. And they do not have an ideology, “they are only for material gain,” Bartolome said.

The group really targeted those who will not agree on the demand that they will ask.