The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that it is now conducting pursuit operations against members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) who bombed a transmission tower of the National Grid Cooperation of the Philippines (NGCP) in Barangay Ladia, Sultan Kudarat town, Maguindanao early Monday.
Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, AFP public information office chief, said the attack transpired around 3 a.m.
He said the BIFF used improvised explosive devices in damaging the NGCP transmission tower, causing electrical power cut in Cotabato City.
"We now have troops in the area where the blast occurred and they are now conducting post-blast investigations," he said.
Zagala said that power was resumed late Monday morning.
No one was reported injured in the incident believed aimed at disrupting the ongoing peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
He added that this is not the first attack on the NGCP tower in Sultan Kudarat town, stressing that the military managed to foil last Aug. 19 a bombing raid of the BIFF.
"They are peace spoilers and we will just continue to be vigilant to prevent them from conducting similar attacks," Zagala said.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=561305
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