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Blast from Improvised Bomb Injures 2 Soldiers in Southern Philippines
[BenarNews] The Philippine army was hunting for three suspected bully boyz after they detonated an improvised bomb that injured two soldiers at a checkpoint on southern Basilan
...Basilan is a rugged, jungle-covered island in the southern Philippines. It is a known stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf, bandidos, and maybe even orcs. Most people with any sense travel with armed escorts...
Island on Tuesday, the military said.

A brief exchange of gunfire followed the early-morning blast at a roadside checkpoint set up by the 68th Infantry Battalion on the outskirts of Lamitan town, military officials said.
Posted by: trailing wife 2021-09-01
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