DIFFUSED. A military bomb disposal expert holds the disarmed improvised explosive device found by the roadside in Barangay Bagumbayan, President Quirino on Friday (January 24). Military intelligence sources say the IED was the same as those left behind in the past by the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters against state forces pursuing them in Central Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of 6ID)
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – Military bomb disposal experts diffused an improvised explosive device (IED) found by the Army’s 40th Infantry Battalion (IB) in President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat, on Saturday.
“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.
Carreon said a villager reported the matter to the 40IB following his discovery of the IED on Friday 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 at 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 40IB troopers for continuously securing the community against the threat of terrorism and prevented another bombing attempt in Central Mindanao. (PNA)
