Two suspects threw grenades at a mansion owned by a relative of a powerful clan in Maguindanao province whose members are suspects in the killing of 57 people.
The provincial police reported the grenades were lobbed early morning Saturday at a mansion owned by Datu Unsay town councilor Datu Pandag Ampatuan in Barangay Poblacion, Sharif Aguak town.
One of the grenades exploded at the mansion's kitchen and another went off at the concrete fence of the house.
No one was hurt in the blast but the mansions occupants were terrified, police said.
The explosion had affected the power lines of the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative, leaving Sharif Aguak town without power for several hours.
Explosive ordnance disposal team of the Philippine Army discovered two safety pins of hand grenades. A grenade was recovered in one of the windows, which failed to detonate.
Police report said the suspects allegedly fled onboard a motorcycle towards an unknown destination.
Authorities said the Ampatuans have been receiving death threats from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, the group created by former Moro Islamic Liberation Front leader Ameril Ombra Kato.
Ampatuan family members, including clan patriarch Andal Ampatuan Sr., are among the hundreds of suspects in the November 23, 2009 massacre of 57 people, mostly media workers, in the town of Ampatuan.
The Maguindanao massacre was dubbed as deadliest event for journalist in history.
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