Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Sulu, Subah Datu in Indanan area, Philippines on Mon 10th October 2022

10th October 2022

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Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) working dogs, Gab and Kencil, detected unexploded ordnance inside the compound of a concerned citizen, 30-year-old Mr. Omar Lintasan, in Subah Datu, Indanan, Sulu, yesterday, 10 October 2022. The joint operatives recovered 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝟒𝟎𝐦𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 (𝐔𝐗𝐎) through the positive indication of the said PCG working dogs. The 37th Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Team took over the said UXO for proper disposal through detonation. The PCG K9 Field Operating Unit-BARM, 37th Army EOD Team, Special Operation Unit-BARMM, and PCG Station Western Sulu conducted the operation. https://www.facebook.com/cgk9force/posts/181950867679834

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