IED recovered in Mindanao town

From the Mindanao Examiner BlogSpot site (Mar 11): IED recovered in Mindanao town
 

Philippine authorities have defused a homemade bomb on Wednesday in the southern province of Sultan Kudarat near where security forces launched a combat operation against jihadist group fighting for an independent Muslim state in the troubled region.

The explosive was discovered by civilians in the town called Columbio, but it was unclear if rebels were behind the foiled attack.

Troops have been pounding lairs of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters with artillery and mortar fire and reported that dozens had been killed over the past weeks, although only few bodies had been recovered by military forces.

The discovery of the explosive came following a blast near a base of a military propaganda unit and a police station in Cotabato City and the killing of 2 soldiers by rebels in a separate clash in nearby Maguindanao.

The 6^th Infantry Division, which has carried out continuous assaults against the BIFF in Maguindanao, did not give out any statement about the bombing in Cotabato and the recovery of the explosive in Sultan Kudarat.

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