CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao --- Military bomb
disposal experts diffused an improvised explosive device (IED) found by the
Army’s 40th Infantry Battalion in
President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat last January 25.
“Acting
on a report, the Army troopers cordoned the part of the road leading to
Barangay Bagumbayan in President Quirino town where the IED was found,”, Maj.
Gen. Diosdado Carreon, Army’s 6th Infantry Division commander,” said in a
statement. Click above to read more on the article.....
Carreon
said a villager reported the matter to the 40th IB following his discovery of
the IED last January 24 in the morning.
The
military troopers, together with the 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)
team, found the bomb wrapped in packaging tape.
The IED
was made of flash powder placed inside a one-liter plastic container. After it
was safely disarmed, the bomb was brought to the 3rd EOD headquarters in
Tacurong City for proper disposition and further investigation.
Military
intelligence sources said the bomb bore the signature style of the Islamic
State-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.
Carreon
has commended the 40th IB troopers for continuously securing the community
against the threat of terrorism and prevented another bombing attempt in
Central Mindanao. (NOEL PUNZALAN, PNA - COTABATO, MINDANAO EXPOSE')
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