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| Abu Sayyaf bomb injures four |
| 2019-08-25 |
| [Sunstar] Three soldiers and a policeman were wounded in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in Sulu while another IED was disrupted in Maguindanao, military officials said Tuesday, August 20. Military spokesman Arvin John Encinas said the IED explosion happened around 10:15 a.m. Monday in Igasan village, Patikul, Sulu. Encinas said the soldiers together with policemen from Patikul town rushed to Igasan village following reports of the presence of an IED in the area. He said the troops were about to render safe procedure through “blast in place” when the IED exploded and wounded four of them. The blast occurred hours after the Abu Sayyaf rebels ambushed a police convoy, also in Patikul, Sulu. Two policemen were wounded in the ambush that happened Monday morning in the village of Igasan, Patikul. Encinas said the convoy was providing security for teachers traveling from Igasan to Taglibi village, Patikul. Meanwhile, soldiers disrupted an IED on Monday night in Datu Anggal Midtimbang, Maguindanao. The IED was found in Poblacion village, Datu Anggal Midtimbang. It was found hours after another IED exploded, also in Poblacion, Datu Anggal Midtimbang. |
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