MANILA, Philippines – A law student lost both her legs while another law student had to have one of her legs amputated following the blast that hit the final day of the 2010 Bar exams in Manila on Sunday.
Doctors amputated both legs of one of the victims, Raissa Laurel, because of severe injuries caused by an explosion outside the De La Salle University (DLSU) campus in Taft Avenue, Manila.
The 25-year-old Laurel, a 2nd year law student at San Sebastian College, was among the 44 people injured in a melee between alleged warring fraternities.
She is now recovering at Philippine General Hospital’s (PGH) intensive care unit.
She said in a handwritten statement given to ABS-CBN News that she was in the “wrong place at the wrong time.”
Laurel, however, was thankful for being given a chance for a “second life.”
She said a bomb placed inside a small box exploded in front of her. However, she did not see who threw the bomb.
Laurel plans to continue her studies and become a lawyer in the future.
Her father, Roberto Laurel, was in tears while he described the pain of knowing that her daughter lost her legs.
He is also concerned that Raissa may become depressed because of her disability.
He urged the government to bring the perpetrators to justice.
Two other female law students who were hit by the blast are still confined at the Manila Doctors’ Hospital (MDH).
One of them had her left leg amputated. Doctors, who declined to reveal her name, said they are still trying to save the her right leg and left hand.
The 2 victims suffered shrapnel and burn wounds, doctors said. They are set to go under the knife again on Wednesday.
Twelve blast victims, who are students of San Beda College, were brought to the MDH. Seven are still receiving treatment.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona on Monday condemned the acts of violence, and ordered the Supreme Court Security, the Manila Police District (MPD), and the National Bureau of Investigation to go after those behind the incident.
MPD officer-in-charge Chief Superintendent Roberto Rongavilla said police received information that a man “wearing a t-shirt with Greek letter emblem ‘Akrho’… threw the suspected bomb at [the] Tau Gamma fraternity.”
Alpha Kappa Rho fraternity national council president Jojo de Rosario denied allegations that one of their members was behind the blast
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