And the tide suddenly changed.
Just minutes after an explosion rocked Glorietta 2 Mall last Friday, PNP Chief Avelino Razon hinted that the blast could be caused by an explosive or a bomb based on the intensity of the damage. He downplayed earlier theory that the explosion was triggered by a leaking LPG tank.
Around the same day, police experts also said they found traces of C-4, an explosive device issued only to military agencies. Razon's statement plus the claim of police investigators prompted Sen. Trillanes to conclude that the explosion was 'man-made' and masterminded by some government officials.
Everybody thought it was a bomb really.
Until last Tuesday when senior government officials Tuesday expressed “a high level of certainty” that the Friday explosion at the Glorietta 2 mall in Makati City was an accident, although they clarified that a bomb attack had not been totally ruled out.
Razon said he briefed the National Security Council on an “accidental gas explosion” based on “facts at the scene.”
“But we’re not discounting the bomb blast theory,” he said.
Ano ba talaga kuya?
Here's hoping that US investigators could release their findings on the incident. And here's hoping in addition that the US findings will not contradict the findings of our investigators.
