| Two solons, several others hurt in Batasan blast |
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| Tuesday, 13 November 2007 05:50 | |||
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An initial report said Rep. Luz Ilagan of party-list group Gabriela sustained shrapnel wounds on her right leg. A related online report, meanwhile, said Ilagan's driver, Marcial Talbo, died in the blast. Congressmen Wahab Akbar of Basilan was also injured in the blast that took place outside the session hall. The explosion happened near Ilagan's Lite-Ace van that was parked outside the building's south wing. Gabriela party-list Rep. Liza Maza told dzMM they heard a loud explosion after Tuesday’s adjournment session at 8 p.m. “Five minutes after, we heard a loud explosion. Noong sinilip namin may koste o sasakyan na umaapoy sa may south lobby. Pero nandoon din ang sasakyan ni [Congresswoman] Ilagan (When we checked out there was a vehicle burning near the south lobby. The van of Congresswoman Ilagan was also there),” said Maza. Maza said the burning vehicle was identified as Akbar’s Toyota Fortuner sport utility vehicle. Most of the injured were rushed to General Malvar hospital on Commonwealth Avenue. ABS-CBN News correspondent Doland Castro reported that eight people were injured in the blast. Firemen rushed to the scene to put out the flames that resulted from the blast. A video footage taken immediately after the blast showed that it ripped through a portion of the building's south wing.
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