Civilians and police authorities prevented another bombing in South Cotabato after they discovered an improvised explosive device in Banga town Monday morning, police said Tuesday.
Senior Superintendent Jose Briones Jr., South Cotabato police provincial director, said the bomb was fashioned from an 81mm mortar shall with a mobile phone used as a triggering device.
The bomb, which was placed inside an unattended bag left at the provincial road in Purok Maligaya, Barangay Bangsa, was found by civilians around 9 a.m.
Village councilman Henry Puig said residents at first thought it was garbage but when he checked inside, he found the mortar round.
Police quickly cordoned off the area and bomb disposal teams removed the bomb.
Briones said whoever made the bomb may have planned to bring it elsewhere but abandoned it in Banga because of military and police checkpoints on major roads in the province.
He said the IED bore the signature of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, which government has blamed for a series of bombings in North Cotabato, Maguindanao and Cotabato City recently.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/100336/ied-found-in-south-cotabato-town
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