THE Abu Sayyaf
Group (ASG) has successively set off three improvised explosive devices (IEDs)
in the province
of Sulu
Brigadier General
Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander, said the first explosion
occurred around 8:25 a.m. Sunday near a former military detachment along
Kilometer 3 in the village
of Kajatian
Arrojado said two
other explosions followed seconds apart in the same area.
But Arrojado said
no one was killed or wounded in the explosions.
“It was the
handiwork of the ASG. They usually wait for military convoy to pass to ambush,”
he said.
“They decided
[to] set off the IEDs as the convoy was delayed and there are many civilians
passing by the place,” he added.
He said the
explosive ordnance demolition personnel assisted by the Scene of the Crime
Operatives recovered from the blast sites fragments of 81-milimeter (mm) and
60-mm mortar ammunition, aluminum container filled with more or less 20 liter
of Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil, dry batteries, and cellular phone parts.
Further
investigation showed that a certain Sarib, who is an Abu Sayyaf member and a
resident of Barangay Kajatian, was among those who placed the IEDs along the
road.
Arrojado said
that Sarib has warned civilians residing near the blast site “to vacate the
area if they do not want to die.”
Sarib, who is a
follower of ASG sub-leader Muammar Askali, is the grandson of Moro National
Liberation Front Commander Khaid Ajibon. He was also seen together with other
ASG members in the area prior to the explosions.
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/zamboanga/local-news/2015/12/20/abu-sayyafs-detonate-3-bombs-sulu-447994
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