IED

IED event in Maguindanao del Sur, Barangay Malangog in Datu Unsay area, Philippines on Mon 16th October 2023

16th October 2023

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A local terrorist was killed in an accidental explosion of an improvised bomb he was assembling in Barangay Malangog in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao del Sur on Saturday afternoon, the police and military reported. Initial reports on Monday identified the fatality as Tantrex Amerudin Eskak, also known in the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters as Tantung Kamad. Eskak was reportedly trained in fabrication and handling of improvised explosive devices using ammonium nitrate, or potassium chlorate as blasting charges or mortar projectiles rigged with blasting contraptions by the slain Malaysian terrorist Marwan, whose real name is Zulkifli Bin Hir.

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Maguindanao del Sur ( Barangay Malangog in Datu Unsay area )

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