Military authorities here lauded the proper coordination
between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National
Police (PNP) which led to a foiled bombing attempt at a bus here Thusday.
CAPT. Joann
Petinglay, Army’s 6th Infantry Division spokesperson said the
immediate coordination and collaboration made by the security forces in the
area of the 6th ID had successfully resulted in the disruption of
the possible terror attack.
“Proper coordination once again as been proven to be
effective in fighting terrorism,” Petinglay said.
MAJ General Pangilinan, 6th ID Commander, said
that the troops should continue the good relationship in order to prevent the “bad
men” from implementing their terror plans.
“I am calling among all civilians to be extra vigilant and
watchful especially in public places and to help look after the security situation
in their respective communities in order to preempt terror activities from
taking place,” Pangilinan said.
Army and police authorities in Tacurong City prevented what
could have been a bloody Thursday morning when it disrupted a power improvised
explosive devise inside a Yellow Bus Line unit in Barrioi Dos, Tacurong City at
10:30 A. M.
SUPT Junnie Buenacosa, a Tacurong City Police Chief, said
before the discovery of the IED fashioned from two 60 MM mortars and a rocket
propelled grenade inside the yellow bus with the body number 9208, police and
military authorities had been receiving intelligence reports about a bomb plot in
the city.
Because of this, the Taurong City PNP deployed plain clothes
and uniformed policemen back by elements of Task Force Talakudong in populated
areas of the city, including churches, pubic markets and bus terminals.
At past 10 A.M. three men were seen hurriedly disembarking
from the yellow bus after it left the Tacurong City Terminal.
The trio did not carry any baggage. This prompted the police
to accost them but they denied leaving a bomb on in the bus.
Heading for Isulan, the bus loaded with about 20 passengers
was flagged down by members of the Regional Public Safety Battalion stationed
in Barangay Barrio Dos, Tacurong
City
A bomb was found at the rear portion of the bus and was
safely deactivated by Army bomb disposal team members, preventing a bloody
Thursday morning.
It was the second bombing attempt in Central Mindanao since
Maundy Thursday where a grenade and an IED were found near the Cotabato Regional
Medical Center
in Cotabato City
On Wednesday dawn, an IED exploded inside the compound of the
National Irrigation Administration in Midsayap, North
Cotabato . A grenade was also sound inside but did not explode.
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