Dog digs up grenade in Pangasinan; 6 hurt

LAOAC, Pangasinan -- A 38-year-old woman and her five children were seriously injured after their dog accidentally set off a grenade buried under their nipa hut here.

Police identified the wounded victims as Sarah Padaoan, 38 and her children Fredalyn, 13, Grade 5 pupil; Simon, 11, Grade 2; Alfredo, 10, Grade 1; Roderick, 8 and John Carl, 3.

All the victims were initially brought to the Manaoag Community Hospital in Manaoag town and then transferred to the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital in San Carlos City.

Investigators said the victims were hit by shrapnel from a grenade the exploded under their nipa hut.

Police said that aside from grenade fragments, crime scene investigators also recovered an unexploded hand grenade near the blast site.

A dog's lifeless body was also recovered near the blast site.

Police theorized that the dog dug up the grenade and accidentally set it off.