From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 19): Army foils bombing attempt in
Maguindanao
Government forces on Thursday foiled a bombing attempt by suspected Bangsamoro
Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) in Maguinadanao where an outreach medical dental
program was to take place.
Colonel Prudencio Asto, speaking for the 6th Infantry Battalion, said the
improvised explosive device was fashioned from a 60 mm mortar with mobile phone
as the trigger mechanism.
Alert civilians quickly informed soldiers and policemen about a suspicious
plastic bag left unattended at a road side in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao
where soldiers belonging to the Army division medical dental team were to pass.
The IED was properly defused.
Datu Saudi Ampatuan town is among the communities where the Bangsamoro
Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), BIFM's military arm, was operating....
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=464062
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