Friday, November 23, 2012

2 IEDs defused along Sultan Kudarat road

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 23): 2 IEDs defused along Sultan Kudarat road

Bomb experts defused using water disruptors two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) they recovered inside the U-box of a motorcycle abandoned along the national highway in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, around 10:30 a.m. Friday. Supt. Roel Sermese chief of Isulan Police, said a bystander saw the Bajaj motorcycle near the round ball along the Poblacion. When they allegedly checked the vehicle, they found inside the U-box or baggage compartment the two IEDs, one fashioned from an 81mm mortar and the other, 60mm mortar. Immediately, they sought assistance from the Explosives and Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Sultan Kudarat province. Sermese said they have yet to determine the motive and the group who planted the IEDs in his area-of-responsibility. The police are also studying the possibility that the bombs were planted to inflict harm on those groups who visited the massacre site in Barangay Masalay, Ampatuan town. In 2011, when the group of Maguindanao Governor Esmael "Toto" Mangudadatu visited the site to commemorate the deaths of 58 people, including his wife and relatives, two IEDs planted along the highway and few kilometers away from the area were recovered and defused by bomb experts. Despite the recovery of IEDs, media and other support groups would continue the mock funeral they earlier decided as their way of commemorating the grisly murders, considered the most heinous of all times.....

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=474131

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