Wednesday, August 13, 2014

4 civilians hurt in Maguindanao town IED blast

From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 13): 4 civilians hurt in Maguindanao town IED blast

Four civilians were hurt when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near troopers of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion in the vicinity of Barangay Sambulawan, Datu Salibo town, Maguindanao at around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday.

Major Dante Gania, 6th Infantry Division public affairs office chief, said the IED exploded 150 meters away from the troopers of one armored section of the 22nd Mechanized Company, a sub-unit of the 2nd Mechanized Battalion.

The troopers were on routine security patrol and were headed to Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, Maguindanao when the incident took place.

Investigations are still ongoing to determine the identities of the perpetrators.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=672534

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