Police bomb experts on Monday morning defused an improvised
explosive device planted beside the barangay hall of Rosary Heights 10, Cotabato City
Kagi Bongol Mamalangkay, village chair of Barangay Rosary
Heights 10, said the attempt could be meant for him or his visitors to an
Islamic "thanksgiving" event known as "Kanduli".
Senior Insp. Roel Zafra, speaking for the local police, said
the IED, fashioned from two rounds of M-203 rifle grenade attached to one MK-2
fragmentation grenade with mobile phone as trigger mechanism, was safely
deactivated at 11:40 a.m.
After the deactivation process, police bomb experts also
found switch diagram, wires and 9-volt battery. It was not clear to whom the
IED was meant for and who was behind the attempt.
Zafra said investigation on the matter was still going on.
"This was a high caliber bomb, it was meant to kill or
maim people," Zafra said, adding that had it exploded it could have
damaged the village hall.
"We are looking at one or two groups to be behind the
attempt," he said.
Mamalangkay said it was clearly politically motivated since
the thanksgiving party for a dead relative had local candidates as visitors.
Zafra said the village compound located along San Isidro Street
He appealed to the public to remain vigilant and help the
police foil any attempt to disrupt the city's peace and order situation.
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