Fourteen persons were injured in a suspected Improvised Explosive Device explosion in Baguio City on Monday, April 13.
The Baguio City Police Office said a 32-year-old miner from Itogon, Benguet was allegedly drunk and committed acts of lasciviousness against a snack shop caretaker.
Bystanders mauled the suspect who left and returned to the snack shop with an IED believed to contain black powder inside a plastic container.
The suspect threw the IED at a group of people, resulting in an explosion that injured 14 individuals.
Four were taken to a hospital and were later discharged. Ten were transported to another hospital where nine remain under treatment.
The suspect was identified and arrested in a follow-operation on Magsaysay Ave. and faces multiple charges.
Investigation continues, police said.