Government troops have foiled a bombing attempt by a
suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in the province of Sulu
This came after a cellphone-triggered improvised explosive
device (IED) was discovered early Friday to have been placed beside a videoke
house located 50 meters away from the main gate of the 2nd Marine Brigade
Headquarters in Barangay Busbus, Jolo, Sulu.
Capt. Maria Rowena Muyuela, Western Mindanao Command
(Westmincom) information officer, said the IED was discovered after a civilian
informed the sentry at the gate that a suspicious baggage was left around 6:10
a.m. Friday by unidentified persons beside the videoke house.
Muyuela said explosive ordnance demolition (EOD) teams of
the Marines and Army inspected the area and found the IED.
Muyuela said the EOD teams successfully and safely disrupted
the IED around 8:05 a.m. Friday.
She said the EOD teams recovered a tank of a gas stove
filled with ammonium nitrate, a nine-volt battery and a cellular phone.
The bombing attempt is viewed as a diversionary tactic since
the government troops are continuously pursuing the Abu Sayyaf bandits in the
hinterlands of Sulu.
Muyuela said the intensified law enforcement operations
continue in a bid to curb illegal activities in the province of Sulu
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=751951
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