Monday 18 January 2010

Philippines: Farmer dies in grenade blast in Aurora

By Dennis Carcamo (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx/Article.aspx?articleId=541818&publicationSubCategoryId=200) Updated January 18, 2010 02:01 PM

MANILA, Philippines – A farmer died after a grenade exploded in a tobacco plantation in Aurora province this morning, police reported today.
The victim, Rolly Galiciay, 38, suffered several shrapnel wounds after the explosive device went off at the tobacco fields in Brgy. Villa Fugu, Aurora.
Initial report disclosed that Galician was about to install a water pump around 6:45 a.m. in the area when the blast happened.
Police are now looking into how the grenade ended in the place.