Cops, Army foil bombing try in Agusan Sur town

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 3, 2022): Cops, Army foil bombing try in Agusan Sur town (By Alexander Lopez)

FOILED BOMBING. Authorities thwart a bomb attempt with the recovery of three improvised explosive devices and components planted at the National Irrigation Authority Road in Sitios Igang and Quarry in Barangay Basa, Trento, Agusan del Sur on March 2, 2022. The Police Regional Office in Caraga is still trying to identify the group behind the attempt. (Photo courtesy of PRO-13)

Authorities have averted a bombing plot by a still-unidentified group in Agusan del Sur town, a police official said Thursday.

In a statement, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., the Police Regional Office – Caraga (PRO-13) director, said three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were planted Wednesday along the National Irrigation Administration Road in Sitios Igang and Quarry, Barangay Basa, Trento town, prompting military and police units to secure the area.

“Personnel from Trento police, together with the 2nd Agusan del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company, 1303rd Regional Mobile Force Battalion, the Agusan del Sur and PRO-13 intelligence units, and troopers from the 25th Army’s Infantry Battalion responded to the area,” Caramat said.

He added that concerned citizens discovered the IEDs and immediately reported the matter to authorities.

Personnel from the Agusan del Sur Provincial Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Canine Unit (ADS-PECU) immediately conducted a safe recovery procedure of the IEDs in the area, Caramat said.

Recovered from the site were explosive concoctions contained in an eight-liter plastic container weighing 12.90 pounds (lbs.); an eight-liter plastic container weighing 12.20 lbs.; and a six-liter plastic container weighing 10.50 lbs.

Six blasting caps and a black electric firing wire were also recovered by ADS-PECU at the site.

"Our investigators are currently conducting an in-depth investigation in identifying the perpetrators of this planting of explosives in the area,” Caramat said.

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