From the Philippine News Agency (Aug 22): Road workers find mortars in North Cotabato
Alert construction workers prevented what could be accidental explosion of explosive device found on a roadside in Kabacan, North Cotabato after they alerted the police about their discovery Monday.
Four more explosives were discovered by Army and police bomb experts during disposal operations.
Samsudin Kasim, a construction worker, said the back-hoe operator digging the roadside noticed what looked like a mortar. When double checked, the workers saw 81 mm mortar.
Kasim immediately alerted the police who sought assistance from bomb experts.
During follow up operation, four more mortar rounds were found and safely recovered by police bomb experts and turned over to the military’s 602nd Infantry Brigade.
A police official said the ordnance could have been planted by lawless elements on the roadside due to the presence of police and military personnel on checkpoints following the declaration of martial law last May.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1007031
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