Police bomb experts here detonated on Thursday afternoon a
powerful home made bomb left unattended along Sto. Nino Street
Supt. Gilbert Tuzon, Midsayap town police chief, said the
improvised bomb was found by commuters and pedestrians at a roadside. They
quickly alerted the police and cordoned off the street, located few meters away
from the Catholic Church.
Tuzon said bomb experts decided to set off the explosive
after it was confirmed it contained black powder and cut nails.
"We recovered a mobile phone, believed to be the
triggering mechanism," Tuzon told reporters after the IED was deactivated
at 4 p.m. about an hour after it was found by motorists.
"No one has claimed responsibility, we have no idea
from where was the bomb and to whom it was addressed," Tuzon said in
Filipino. The IED was found near Martin building in Barangay Poblacion 6,
Midsayap, North Cotabato .
The IED was similar to other improvised bombs set off by
outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Maguindanao and North Cotabato .
Tuzon lauded the people of Midsayap for being vigilant amid
continued threat of bombing as the Army intensified its operation against
lawless elements in Maguindanao.
Midsayap in North Cotabato is adjacent to the town of Datu Salibo
In Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao province, a loud explosion
sent fears to residents in Barangay Narra at about noon Thursday.
Police Inspector Bangon Mamako, town police chief, said an
improvised bomb left unattended in a grassy portion of Barangay Narra was
triggered to explode by a grass fire that hit the area.
Responding bomb experts found four suspected pipe bombs, its
composition remained unknown as the pipes have been partly destroyed.
Nobody was hurt in the blast, Mamako said.
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