IED

IED event in Sulu, Maimbung area, Philippines on Sun 25th December 2022

25th December 2022

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Government security forces foiled a bombing attempt by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits along the highway in Maimbung, Sulu on Wednesday. Soldiers belonging to the 41st Infantry Battalion were conducting clearing operations when they discovered four improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Barangay Tubig Samin, Col. Richard Verceles, operations chief of Area Police Command-Western Mindanao, said. An improvised pipe bomb and three improvised grenades were recovered.

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Sulu ( Maimbung area )

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