No one hurt in bomb blast outside Lamitan City Hall

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 21, 2022): No one hurt in bomb blast outside Lamitan City Hall (By Teofilo Garcia, Jr.)

Google map of Lamitan City, Basiland Island province.

An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded late Monday at the gate of the city hall compound of Lamitan City, Basilan, the military said.

Brig. Gen. Domingo Gobway, Joint Task Force (JTF)-Basilan commander, said Tuesday no one was hurt in the explosion that occurred around 6:30 p.m. at the front gate in Barangay Maganda.

Gobway said the blast busted a water pipe and caused minor damage to the wall of the city hall.

Investigation showed that minutes prior to the explosion, two unidentified persons riding in tandem on a motorcycle lobbed a bag containing the IED towards the compound of the city hall and sped off.

Both the military and police have tightened security to prevent a repeat of the incident.


No group has claimed responsibility for the incident, Gobway said.

https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1177140