A 21-year-old woman was hurt after New People's Army (NPA)
bandits detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Mabini Police
Station in Compostela
Valley
The wounded civilian, who was hit by shrapnel, was
identified as Ravelyn Ababa, a resident of Purok 2, Cadunan, Mabini.
Capt. Alberto Caber, Eastern Mindanao Command public affairs
office chief, said the explosion took place at 8:20 p.m.
Ravelyn was rushed to Davao Regional
Hospital
Civilians in the vicinity of the crime scene condemn the use
of IEDs by the NPA bandits.
Moreover, they reported that a single motorcycle speed up
away from the site of the incident.
PNP elements are conducting investigation while joint
elements from 71st Infantry Battalion and Mabini PNP are on pursuit operations.
Caber said that the continuous manufacture and use of these
IEDs are gross violations of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect of Human
Rights and International Humanitarian Law.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=784270
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