IED

IED event in Caraga, Surigao del Sur area, Philippines on Sat 12th August 2017

12th August 2017

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Two farmers on their way to deliver newly harvested watermelons were severely wounded when armed men believed to be New People's Army (NPA) members detonated an improvised explosive device followed by a volley of gunfire along the highway in Surigao Del Sur (assumed on August 12).

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Caraga ( Surigao del Sur area )

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