The police have foiled an attempt to blow up a bridge by
lawless elements in Lamitan
City
Senior Insp. Gean Gallardo, Lamitan City police chief, said
this came about after they recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) that
was placed under the bridge in Barangay Balagtasan in that city.
Gallardo said the IED was recovered around 3:34 p.m. Sunday
after they received information that an abandoned backpack was seen under the
bridge in Balagtasan, Lamitan
City
Gallardo said they immediately cordoned the place and
coordinated with the explosive ordnance demolition (EOD) of the 54th Special
Action Company.
He said the EOD personnel conducted disruption procedure
after it was confirmed that the backpack’s content was an IED.
He said the IED, which is cellphone triggered, consisted of
an 81-mm mortar round as the main charge of the explosive, blasting cap, an
electronic circuit board and a nine-volt battery.
He said investigation continues in a bid to identify the
suspects behind the attempt to blow up the bridge.
The bridge in Balagtasan links Isabela
City , the capital of Basilan province,
to Lamitan City
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