From InterAksyon (Nov 13): 3 soldiers hurt in 2 separate incidents in North Cotabato
Three soldiers were hurt in a bombing and a separate shooting incident in North Cotabato.
Two troopers from the 57th Infantry Batallion were injured when a homemade bomb exploded in Sitio Natutungan, Barangay Bagumbayan, Magpet, North Cotabato.
The military was in the area for operations against an armed group hiding in isolated parts of Magpet around 4 p.m. Wednesday when they encountered members of the Guerilla Front 53, said 57th IB Commanding Officer Col. Nilo Vinluan.
The homemade bomb was made from fragmentation grenade, Vinluan added.
The injured soldiers are now safe.
In a separate incident, one soldier from the Charlie Company of the 40th IB was injured in a strafing incident Wednesday afternoon.
Here, the victim was identified as Sgt. Frederick Marimon. He sustained two gunshot wounds in the right leg from bullets from a .45-caliber gun.
Marimon came from his camp in Barangay Tugal Midsayap going to the market on board his motorcycle when unknown perpetrators fired at him, said Midsayap police chief Superintendent Reynante Delos Santos.
The victim was able to run away as the perpetrators took his Honda Wave motorcycle.
Authorities believe that the perpetrators are members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. They said part of the BIFF training includes killing military troopers.
This is the third incident of shooting and motorcycle-jacking of soldiers in the 6th Infantry Division’s area of responsibility.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/99119/3-soldiers-hurt-in-2-separate-incidents-in-north-cotabato
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