The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday revealed that it is still investigating the reports that New People's Army (NPA) rebels allegedly used improvised explosive devices (IEDs) tainted with snake venom and bacteria reportedly extracted from human waste.
"Our explosive ordnance disposal experts said that this is possible as shrapnel can be immersed in certain toxins before being packed into IEDs," AFP public information office chief Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala said.
However, he said they will still get an opinion from the AFP surgeon general to determine whether the rebels used toxins or bacterial agents in their IEDs which exploded and wounded seven soldiers in Sitio Lantawan, Barangay Napnapan, Pantukan,
The wounded soldiers were given "more potent antibiotics" after military doctors found out that some of the fragments that wounded them were laced with snake venom and bacteria from human feces.
Zagala also assured the public that the AFP has sufficient medical resources to deal with this should the rebels decide to make it a habit of using IEDs laced with suspected noxious substances.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=562509
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