Suspected members
of the Abu Sayyaf Group tried to bomb the vehicles of Autonomous Region
in Muslim Mindanao officials as they visited development projects in Basilan on
Wednesday.
The convoy was
led by ARMM Gov. Mujiv Hataman and public works and highways officials.
Police said the
bomb that went off had the “signatures” of the extremist group blamed for
similar bomb attacks in the past.
The improvised
explosive planted on a dirt road in Sitio Urot near the town of Tipo-Tipo
exploded prematurely minutes after the 15-vehicle convoy of Hataman passed by.
Army bomb
experts, on orders of 18th Infantry Battalion commander Lt. Colonel Enerito
Lebeco, defused the IED fashioned from 81 mm mortars with mobile phone as
trigger mechanism.
Two other bombs,
believed to be secondary bombs when the primary failed to explode, were found
not far from the minor blast site.
The triggering
device went off but not the main charge of the IED, police said.
Despite the
incident, Hataman went ahead inspecting infrastructure projects that connect
towns in Basilan.
The governor said
he was not sure if his convoy was the target but still directed the police to
probe the incident and intensify road security.
Hataman has been
supporting all efforts of the government’s military against the extremist
groups which has been creating troubles in the province while the government is
pushing for development projects.
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