A bomb exploded outside the Aquaventure building some nights ago. Saw the tail end of this story on the news last night.
Anybody know how bad it is?
Anybody know how bad it is?
Aquaventure bombed
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shugar
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damn.... was this in manila?
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paul, text me your cell # to coord gensan dives
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paul, text me your cell # to coord gensan dives
I think they just moved to mandaluyong. I got a text the other day. Hope everyone is ok.
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Any updates on this? Isn't Whitetip part of Aquaventure? Was it the store in Ermita?
Diver Dennis
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Was it a bomb or some other kind of explosion?
Another blast rocks Makati
Grudge eyed as motive
First posted 02:56am (Mla time) June 20, 2006
By Tarra V. Quismundo
Inquirer
Editor's Note: Published on Page A17 of the June 20, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
RESIDENTS of Barangay San Antonio, Makati City were just rousing themselves from sleep when they heard a loud bang coming from the corner of St. Paul and Mayapis Streets at around 6:15 a.m. yesterday.
Witnesses saw two men on board a red motorcycle leaving the area in a hurry, a few seconds before an explosion occurred in front of the three-story Aquaventure House.
The building serves as the office of Aquaventure Philippines, a diving equipment shop and training center.
Block away
The building is just a block away from Mayor Jejomar Binay’s house on Caong Street.
The explosion was caused by an MK2 fragmentation grenade, according to Chief Supt. Wilfredo Garcia, Southern Police District director.
No one was hurt in the incident and damage to the building was minimal, he added.
“As you can see, it was thrown close to glass panels but it didn’t do much damage. It landed on the ground but didn’t leave a big crater. This could be
just an act of sowing fear and intimidation on the part of the owner’s enemy,” Garcia said.
Fight
He added, “We are looking at a personal grudge as a motive. When we interviewed the owner, he said he had a fight with a watchman. I cannot say where yet, but the guard is from a place near this area with whom the owner has a long-standing argument. That’s the one he suspect is responsible for this blast.”
The grenade landed on a plant box below the shop’s facade made of glass panels. Police are verifying the identity of the owner of the motorcycle based on the license plate given by witnesses.
Motorcyle owner
“Things will be clearer when we trace the owner of the motorcycle. That’s the key in this case,” Garcia said.
The blast occurred more than 24 hours after an unidentified person threw a hard object at the shop, leaving a hole in one of the glass panels. The incident happened at 3:38 a.m. Sunday, said Jose Sola, the building watchman.
Hours after yesterday’s explosion, one of the employees received a call from a man who said, “May granada dyan sa loob. Lahat kayo sasabog. (There is a grenade inside. All of you will be hurt in the explosion.)”
The bomb threat was reported at around 11 a.m. just as media persons were interviewing police officials at the site.
Building cleared
Authorities promptly ordered everyone to clear out as the Makati Special Weapons and Tactics team inspected the building. They found nothing, however.
Based on the count of the Philippine National Police, the blast was the fourth to hit Metro Manila this month and the second in Makati, occurring 13 days after a pillbox was hurled in front of the Yuchengco-owned Great Pacific Life (Grepalife) building on Gil Puyat Avenue.
Blasts also hit a police satellite bus in Philcoa, Quezon City on June 11 and a SWAT van inside Camp Bagong Diwa on June 13.
The group “Taong Bayan at Kawal” had claimed responsibility for the first three explosions.
Grudge eyed as motive
First posted 02:56am (Mla time) June 20, 2006
By Tarra V. Quismundo
Inquirer
Editor's Note: Published on Page A17 of the June 20, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer
RESIDENTS of Barangay San Antonio, Makati City were just rousing themselves from sleep when they heard a loud bang coming from the corner of St. Paul and Mayapis Streets at around 6:15 a.m. yesterday.
Witnesses saw two men on board a red motorcycle leaving the area in a hurry, a few seconds before an explosion occurred in front of the three-story Aquaventure House.
The building serves as the office of Aquaventure Philippines, a diving equipment shop and training center.
Block away
The building is just a block away from Mayor Jejomar Binay’s house on Caong Street.
The explosion was caused by an MK2 fragmentation grenade, according to Chief Supt. Wilfredo Garcia, Southern Police District director.
No one was hurt in the incident and damage to the building was minimal, he added.
“As you can see, it was thrown close to glass panels but it didn’t do much damage. It landed on the ground but didn’t leave a big crater. This could be
just an act of sowing fear and intimidation on the part of the owner’s enemy,” Garcia said.
Fight
He added, “We are looking at a personal grudge as a motive. When we interviewed the owner, he said he had a fight with a watchman. I cannot say where yet, but the guard is from a place near this area with whom the owner has a long-standing argument. That’s the one he suspect is responsible for this blast.”
The grenade landed on a plant box below the shop’s facade made of glass panels. Police are verifying the identity of the owner of the motorcycle based on the license plate given by witnesses.
Motorcyle owner
“Things will be clearer when we trace the owner of the motorcycle. That’s the key in this case,” Garcia said.
The blast occurred more than 24 hours after an unidentified person threw a hard object at the shop, leaving a hole in one of the glass panels. The incident happened at 3:38 a.m. Sunday, said Jose Sola, the building watchman.
Hours after yesterday’s explosion, one of the employees received a call from a man who said, “May granada dyan sa loob. Lahat kayo sasabog. (There is a grenade inside. All of you will be hurt in the explosion.)”
The bomb threat was reported at around 11 a.m. just as media persons were interviewing police officials at the site.
Building cleared
Authorities promptly ordered everyone to clear out as the Makati Special Weapons and Tactics team inspected the building. They found nothing, however.
Based on the count of the Philippine National Police, the blast was the fourth to hit Metro Manila this month and the second in Makati, occurring 13 days after a pillbox was hurled in front of the Yuchengco-owned Great Pacific Life (Grepalife) building on Gil Puyat Avenue.
Blasts also hit a police satellite bus in Philcoa, Quezon City on June 11 and a SWAT van inside Camp Bagong Diwa on June 13.
The group “Taong Bayan at Kawal” had claimed responsibility for the first three explosions.
Diver Dennis
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Thank goodness no one was hurt. Where would he get a grenade?
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