Government forces escaped unscathed Thursday an improvised
explosive device (IED) explosion perpetrated by suspected Abu Sayyaf brigands
in Basilan province, an official disclosed.
Capt. Ma. Rowena Muyuela, Western Mindanao Command
(Westmincom) information officer, said the explosion occurred around 1:15 p.m.
Thursday in Barangay Baiwas, Sumisip, Basilan.
Muyuela said the troops were conducting security and
resupply operations when the V-150 “commando” armored vehicle they were riding
accidentally tripped on an IED fashioned out as a landmine along the
Pamatsaken-Baiwas road.
Muyuela said there was no casualty and the armored vehicle
was not damaged during the incident.
The vehicle belongs to the 11th Light Armored Cavalry Troop
(11LACT) of the Army’s 1st Light Armored Battalion (1LAB).
The area where the incident occurred was the site of series
of clashes on Tuesday between the government forces and Abu Sayyaf brigands.
Three Abu Sayyaf brigands were killed while six others were
wounded while no one among the troops were either killed or wounded during the
clashes.
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