DATU UNSAY, Maguindanao -- Soldiers in
conflict affected towns in Maguindanao where outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic
Freedom Fighters (BIFF) operate have been placed on heightened alert following
a road side bombing that injured a soldier, the military here said.
Capt. Joann Petinglay, 6th Infantry Division spokesperson,
said the bombing transpired in a remote village of Meta
"We are saddened by the incident but the injured
soldier is not out of danger," Petinglay told reporters.
She did not name the soldier who belonged to the 34th
Infantry Battalion stationed in Datu Unsay town, one of the conflict affected
communities in Maguindanao where the BIFF operates.
Officials of the 34th Infantry Battalion did not expect the
road side bombing by the outlawed BIFF since it was fasting month.
The 34th IB, one of the units under the 6th ID, has
repeatedly been harassed by elements of outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom
Fighters (BIFF) since February.
Petinglay said since the fasting month started the other
day, soldiers were providing security to Moro communities preparing food to
take before dawn and after sunset in observance of Ramadan.
Some of the soldiers of 34th Infantry Battalion are Muslims
who also observe fasting month but still reports for duties. They were with the
group patrolling the village
of Meta
Army bomb experts said the improvised explosive device was
fashioned from 60 mm mortar with mobile phone as triggering device. It was
similar to IEDs previously set off by the BIFF against the military.
"The road side bomb is very dangerous, it puts the
civilians and commuters in danger and not only the military stationed in the
area," an junior Army officer said. He asked not to be named.
He said no military operation was conducted but he said the
soldiers were told to remain vigilant and prevent saboteurs from taking
advantage of the observance of fasting month.
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