IED

IED event in Central Luzon, Nueva Ecija area, Philippines on Tue 9th February 2021

9th February 2021

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On 9 February 2021, an IED planted by unidentified assailants exploded near at the back of a public market in Jaen town (Nueva Ecija, Central Luzon). Nobody was hurt in the explosion, and police said that the explosion seemed to be intended to sow 'panic and fear'. The explosion took place amid a heated dispute over the 2019 election results between two rivals for the town's mayoral post. The Commission on Elections and a the regional trial court recently had a series of conflicting rulings on the dispute.

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Central Luzon ( Nueva Ecija area )

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