Suspect in Cotabato grenade blast killed in arrest operation

KIDAPAWAN CITY, Cotabato—One of the two suspects who tossed a fragmentation grenade that blasted on New Year’s Day revelers in Matalam town, Cotabato province, was killed in a police operation on Thursday evening. Lt. Col. Arniel Melocotones, Matalam police chief, said Hammad Ansa, 40, resisted arrest by firing shots at police officers who pursued him