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2 bodies found inside burned car in Leyte

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Sharon Evite-Carangue, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img figcaption="" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/01/26/leyte-012617.jpg"/><div class="embed-desc">Two bodies were found inside a burned car in Barangay Balinsasayao in Abuyog, Leyte. <em> </em></div></figure></div><p>ABUYOG, Leyte — Two badly burnt bodies were found inside a scorched car along the highway in Sitio Taga-abaca, Barangay Balinsasayao here on Thursday morning.</p><p>Police Chief Insp. Edwin Zata, assistant regional director of the Region 8 scene of the crime operatives, said his team will try to extract DNA from the bodies in the hopes of identifying the victims. </p><p>Authorities will coordinate with the Land Transportation Office and Highway Patrol Group to retrieve the vehicle chassis number and help track down the car owner.</p><p>Mario Alcober, a resident of Sitio Lourdes in the same barangay, said he heard 3 loud explosions from the nearby sitio around 2 a.m. He thought it was connected to road repairs.</p><p>Police said the explosions might be connected to the burning car.</p><p>Authorities are still investigating whether there was foul play involved.</p>

<p>Two bodies were found inside a burned car along the highway in Sitio Taga-abaca, Barangay Balinsasayao in Abuyog, Leyte Thursday morning.</p>

Two bodies were found inside a burned car along the highway in Sitio Taga-abaca, Barangay Balinsasayao in Abuyog, Leyte Thursday morning.

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2 bodies found inside burned car in Leyte

Sharon Evite-Carangue,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 26, 2017 05:11 PM PHT

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