Military units have captured 13 Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) boats
and several improvised explosive device (IED) components during law enforcement
operations at Barangay Tuburan, Hadji Mohammad Ajul town, Basilan last Sunday,
May 17.
Reports forwarded Wednesday by Western Mindanao Command
spokesperson Capt. Ben June Cerbo said the operation took place at 1:35 p.m.
He said that composite elements of the Marines Special
Operations Group and Naval Special Operations Unit 6 made the capture while
conducting pursuit operations against ASG leader Ustadz Abbas Alam and
Malaysian Jihadist, Mohammed Najib Bin Husein.
He added that the boats were utilized by the ASG in
distributing improvised explosive devices in Basilan and Zamboanga Peninsula
Earlier, Army troops discovered several IED components, a
firearm, and rounds of ammunition at the encounter site in Barangay Tuburan.
On the same day, elements of the 39th Explosive Ordnance
Disposal successfully detonated the IED components.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=763565
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