Four suspected ASG men arrested in Sulu, bomb components confiscated

From InterAksyon (Dec 19): Four suspected ASG men arrested in Sulu, bomb components confiscated

Four suspected members of the notorious Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were arrested and a cache of paraphernalia for making bombs, including three hand grenades, were confiscated from them at a military checkpoint Thursday in Sitio Nangka, Barangay Bongkaong, Patikul, Sulu, the top military commander in the island province said Friday.

Colonel Allan Arrojado of the Joint Task Group Sulu identified the suspects as Jumli S. Pulah, Hassan I. Jubakal, Ingki H. Abdula, and Basir Alih.

The four were turned over to the police for further investigation after their arrest at around 8:30 p.m. by elements of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 9 (MBLT9).

"While the troops were manning the checkpoint, they received a tip from an informant about alleged ASG members traveling along the main supply route Latih-Bungkaong on board a Mitsubishi Triton Strada. Ours troops stopped the vehicle when it reached the checkpoint and ordered the passengers to step down from the car," Arrojado said.

During search, the car yielded two 20-gallon containers of ammonium nitrate, three MK2 hand grenades, a bottle with TNT, two blasting cups, nylon wire, batteries and wires, two cellular phone batteries, a black bag, face mask, and papers bearing mobile numbers, among others.

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