Grenade blast injures 22 during New Year celebration in southern Philippines
MANILA, Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least 22 people were injured when a grenade exploded in a residential area in Cotabato province in southern Philippines, shortly after midnight on Thursday, local police said.
Police said two men riding on a motorcycle lobbed the fragmentation grenade at the crowd as residents were welcoming the New Year along the national highway in Matalam town.
Based on witnesses' accounts