GOVERNMENT forces preempted a planned bombing by the terrorist group Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) with the recovery of an improvised bomb planted in a school in Tacurong City, the military reported yesterday.
Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the bomb was found by forces of the Joint Task Force Talakudong around 3 p.m Sunday in front of the Griño Elementary School.
Encinas said an unnamed informant tipped them about the bomb, which was made from a 105 mm ammunition and placed inside a black bag.
Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the bomb was found by forces of the Joint Task Force Talakudong around 3 p.m Sunday in front of the Griño Elementary School.
Encinas said an unnamed informant tipped them about the bomb, which was made from a 105 mm ammunition and placed inside a black bag.
“There was going to be a Brigada Eskwela the following day. We’re lucky someone tipped us the information (about the bomb), otherwise it (blast) could have inflicted casualties on soldiers and civilians,” he said.
The informant allegedly claimed the bomb was planted by BIFF member Yasser Saligan, who is under the group of BIFF commander Sukarno Sapal, alias Diok.
Encinas said Diok’s group, which belongs to the faction of BIFF leader Ismael Abubukar, alias Commander Bungos, is planning other bombings in Sultan Kudarat.
The informant allegedly claimed the bomb was planted by BIFF member Yasser Saligan, who is under the group of BIFF commander Sukarno Sapal, alias Diok.
Encinas said Diok’s group, which belongs to the faction of BIFF leader Ismael Abubukar, alias Commander Bungos, is planning other bombings in Sultan Kudarat.
“From time to time, they’ve been actually doing that. On our part, monitoring by our intelligence community is continuing. They are not relaxing,” he said.
The BIFF has been blamed for numerous bombings and other atrocities in Central Mindanao. It is composed of around 300 to 400 men, mostly former members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
The BIFF is among local terrorist groups that have pledged allegiance with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The others were the Abu Sayyaf, the Maute Group, and the Ansar Khalifa Philippines.
The BIFF has been blamed for numerous bombings and other atrocities in Central Mindanao. It is composed of around 300 to 400 men, mostly former members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
The BIFF is among local terrorist groups that have pledged allegiance with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The others were the Abu Sayyaf, the Maute Group, and the Ansar Khalifa Philippines.
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