Cavite cops recover IED inside bus bound for Manila

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 30): Cavite cops recover IED inside bus bound for Manila

Cavite provincial Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team intercepted Thursday morning an improvised explosive device (IED) inside a Dasmariñas City bus bound for Manila while plying Aguinaldo Highway near the Salitran 4 Village here.

Police initial report said a passenger of Jasper Jean Bus identified as Ryan Denver Jose Lopez, a resident of Block 97 Lot 111 Talisay Sampaloc 3 Village, noticed a gray back pack that was left or abandoned under his seat during the trip.

While the bus was traversing Aguinaldo Highway near Salitran 1 Village, Lopez opened the back pack and found an IED-looking device with a cellphone attached inside.

This prompted him to alert the driver Pantilo Narabong Jr. and report the suspected explosive device to the police.

Salitran Standby Point Compac 2 police force led by Police Senior Inspector (PSI) Raymond Balbuena responded and immediately proceeded to the area to verify the incident.

By that time, the bus was traveling near Salitran 4 Village as the information was quickly transmitted to police authorities.

The responding provincial SWAT team boarded the bus and recovered the IED, a cellphone without a battery and sim card which were turned over to the provincial crime laboratory for examination.

Both the driver and the passenger were invited at the police station for interrogation while further investigation is ongoing.

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