IMPROVISED BOMBS. Soldiers inspect the laminated sack that contained improvised bombs found on a roadside in Guindulungan, Maguindanao on Wednesday afternoon (April 15, 2020). The bombs (inset) are intended to harm soldiers and the civilians amid the enhanced community quarantine for the 2019 coronavirus disease in the province. (Photo courtesy of 6ID)
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao – An Army’s bomb disposal team disarmed improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted in two locations in the Maguindanao town of Guindulungan by the Daesh-inspired Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) on Wednesday, an official said.
Elements of the Army’s 7th Infantry Battalion (IB) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members retrieved a plastic-coated sack with IEDs following reports from civilians, said Maj. Gen Diosdado Carreon, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division.
The IEDs were discovered in sitios Dungguan and Dama Kayo in Barangay Kalumamis after residents tipped the Army about what they suspected as homemade bombs.
In a statement on Thursday, Carreon said the Army’s 3rd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team immediately conducted an evaluation and found out that the sack contained IEDs rigged from 60-mm and 81-mm mortar projectiles with electrical detonators and blasting caps filled with flash powder.
Carreon commended the 7IB and the 601st Brigade for their latest accomplishment in the fight against terrorism.
"The discoveries of IEDs helped in sustaining peace and order situation in Central Mindanao,” Carreon said as he acknowledged the support of the MILF.
Carreon also reminded all Army units to maintain the alert status while performing as front-liners in the fight against Covid-19 as lawless elements are taking advantage of the situation. (PNA)
