Sunday, December 20, 2015

Abu Sayyafs detonate 3 bombs in Sulu

From the Sun Star-Zamboanga (Dec 20): Abu Sayyafs detonate 3 bombs in Sulu

THE Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) has successively set off three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the province of Sulu, a top military official said Sunday.

Brigadier General Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander, said the first explosion occurred around 8:25 a.m. Sunday near a former military detachment along Kilometer 3 in the village of Kajatian, Indanan, Sulu.

Arrojado said two other explosions followed seconds apart in the same area.

But Arrojado said no one was killed or wounded in the explosions.

It was the handiwork of the ASG. They usually wait for military convoy to pass to ambush,” he said.

“They decided [to] set off the IEDs as the convoy was delayed and there are many civilians passing by the place,” he added.

He said the explosive ordnance demolition personnel assisted by the Scene of the Crime Operatives recovered from the blast sites fragments of 81-milimeter (mm) and 60-mm mortar ammunition, aluminum container filled with more or less 20 liter of Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil, dry batteries, and cellular phone parts.

Further investigation showed that a certain Sarib, who is an Abu Sayyaf member and a resident of Barangay Kajatian, was among those who placed the IEDs along the road.

Arrojado said that Sarib has warned civilians residing near the blast site “to vacate the area if they do not want to die.”

Sarib, who is a follower of ASG sub-leader Muammar Askali, is the grandson of Moro National Liberation Front Commander Khaid Ajibon. He was also seen together with other ASG members in the area prior to the explosions.

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2015/12/20/abu-sayyafs-detonate-3-bombs-sulu-447994

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