Saturday, October 24, 2020

WESTMINCOM: Troops intensify operations to foil local terrorists' bomb ploys

Posted to the Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Facebook Page (Oct 23, 2020): Troops intensify operations to foil local terrorists' bomb ploys

Camp Navarro, Calarian, Zamboanga City- October 23, 2020

Military troops continue the conduct of security operations to deter the terroristic activities of the local terrorists group in Maguindanao.

In a report received by the Western Mindanao Command, on the morning of October 23, 2020, while the personnel of the Joint Task Force Central was conducting a road and mine-clearing operations in Barangay Salman, Ampatuan, Maguindanao an anti-personnel mine exploded.

Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr., the Commander of the Western Mindanao Command stated that the incident resulted in the wounding of two soldiers and two members of the Civilian Active Auxillary.

“They were immediately evacuated by the responding team to Tamondong Hospital for medical treatment,” Lt. Gen. Vinluan, Jr. added.

Lt. Gen. Vinluan, Jr. stressed that the ground forces remain steadfast in the implementation of pre-emptive measures to prevent security lapse.

Meanwhile, Joint Task Force Central Commander Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy said, “I call on the peace-loving people to please pray for the safety of our soldiers as they continue to clear and secure the communities to thwart the hostile plans of the lawless group”.

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