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12 bombs found on ferry
[Straits Times] TWELVE bombs were found hidden inside a bathroom in a ferry in the central Philippines, raising fears of another bombing campaign by suspected Islamic militants. The improvised explosive devices, made of bottles with gunpowder, blasting caps, shrapnel and wiring, were found in a sack in the bathroom of the Blue Water Princess on Saturday just as it was about to leave the city of Lucena for the central island of Masbate.Explosives experts and bomb-sniffing dogs were immediately dispatched to check the vessel for other bombs, said coast guard spokesman Armand Balilo. It was unclear if the bombs were intended to go off inside the ferry or to be used elsewhere, said the spokesman, who also declined to identify any suspects. He said it was the coast guard's second discovery of large amounts of explosive material in just two weeks. Last week, a supply of ammonium nitrate and blasting caps was found in a port in the central city of Mandaue. The discovery of the bombs came just days before President Gloria Arroyo is scheduled to make her annual state of the nation address to Congress today. The government had warned there may be attempts to disrupt the speech and has deployed more security forces as a precaution. Posted by: Fred 2009-07-27 |
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