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IED event in Basilan, Sitio Panansangan, Barangay Sengal in Lamitan City. area, Philippines on Fri 15th October 2021

15th October 2021

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Improvised bomb found in Lamitan City, Basilan ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur—An improvised bomb was recovered by soldiers in Lamitan City, Basilan on Friday (Oct. 15), the Army said. It was the third explosive device recovered by soldiers in Basilan within the week. Brigadier General Domingo Gobway, commander of Joint Task Force Basilan, said the bomb was found near the road in Sitio Panansangan, Barangay Sengal in Lamitan City. The municipal police office first received information about the bomb then the Army’s explosives and ordnance unit went to the area to dispose of it. The devise was loaded with concrete nails.

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