IED

IED event in Lanao del Norte, Barangay Paiton, Kauswagan area, Philippines on Fri 8th September 2023

8th September 2023

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A police officer was killed during a clearing operation in Barangay Paiton, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte where an improvised explosive device earlier felled a transmission tower of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP). Police Senior Master Sergeant Rosellier Hangka, a member of the Explosive Ordnance and Disposal Team of the Provincial Police Office, knelt on the ground upon seeing a SIM card case when an explosion hit him. He was rushed to a hospital in Kauswagan but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.

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Lanao del Norte ( Barangay Paiton, Kauswagan area )

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