GOVERNMENT soldiers foiled a possible landmine attack after they recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by New People’s Army (NPA) in a populated area in Inayangan, Calinan District Saturday afternoon.
Maj. Ezra Balagtey, spokesperson of the army’s Eastern Mindanao Command, said the discovery came after residents tipped off the troopers about an IED put by the terrorists in the area.
Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Battalion and the army’s explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), upon arrival at the site, immediately rendered a safety procedure to recover the EID, which is composed of an anti-vehicle landmine, explosive blasting machine, improvised blasting cap and electrical wire.
In his statement, Gen. Gilbert Gapay, Joint Task Force Haribon commander, condemned the planting of the IED in the civilian area because it endangers the safety of the community.
“Laying of landmines in busy roads and populated areas by the NPAs is a wanton disregard of the safety of the people, which is a violation of their human rights,”Gapay said.
Gapay expressed his appreciation to the residents who reported to them the matter.
He urged the residents to continue their vigilance and alertness against terrorist groups.
Inayangan is a just few kilometer away from Barangay Lamanan in Calinan District, where a landmine exploded after it was overran by an army convoy on Thursday. The blast killed two soldiers and wounded 17 others.
The ensuing gunbattle between the army and the rebels killed two NPA guerillas. A farmer was also killed during the encounter.
Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Battalion and the army’s explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), upon arrival at the site, immediately rendered a safety procedure to recover the EID, which is composed of an anti-vehicle landmine, explosive blasting machine, improvised blasting cap and electrical wire.
In his statement, Gen. Gilbert Gapay, Joint Task Force Haribon commander, condemned the planting of the IED in the civilian area because it endangers the safety of the community.
“Laying of landmines in busy roads and populated areas by the NPAs is a wanton disregard of the safety of the people, which is a violation of their human rights,”Gapay said.
Gapay expressed his appreciation to the residents who reported to them the matter.
He urged the residents to continue their vigilance and alertness against terrorist groups.
Inayangan is a just few kilometer away from Barangay Lamanan in Calinan District, where a landmine exploded after it was overran by an army convoy on Thursday. The blast killed two soldiers and wounded 17 others.
The ensuing gunbattle between the army and the rebels killed two NPA guerillas. A farmer was also killed during the encounter.
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