MARAWI CITY (Mindanao Examiner / May 13, 2014) – Gunmen on Tuesday torched a crane truck contracted by an electric cooperative to hasten energy projects in Lanao del Sur province in the Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines.
The armed men were in several vehicles when they attacked the truck along Ramain Highway and fired their guns indiscriminately in the air before fleeing.
The truck, owned by a company called Jera, was contracted by the Lanao del Sur Electric Cooperative which filed a police report about the attack.
There was no report of casualties in the attack. The motive of the arson is still unknown and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Police and military authorities have not released any statement about the incident. (Mindanao Examiner)
20