From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 29): IED found in Puerto Princesa City
Government forces in this city retrieved Wednesday an improvised explosive device (IED) believed to be part of the September 18 road ambush of a convoy of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 4 (MBLT4)at Sitio Tarabanan, Barangay Binduyan.
Western Command (Wescom) spokesperson Lt. Cherryl Tindog said the IED was discovered by residents of the barangay, who immediately reported to military authorities.
The IED, she disclosed, was made from high explosives. It was found in the site where suspected armed rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA) staged the September 18 ambush of the MBLT 4 convoy that came from a routine log run in northernPalawan .
“The angle we’re looking at here is that it was part of the entire plan to ambush the MBLT4 convoy, or it could be part of a new ambush plan,” she said.
Tindog said IED was managed out of the place by the Quick Reaction Forces-Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team (QRF-EODT).
Currently, a clearing operation is being conducted at the sitio to ensure that no more IED is left in the area.
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Government forces in this city retrieved Wednesday an improvised explosive device (IED) believed to be part of the September 18 road ambush of a convoy of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 4 (MBLT4)at Sitio Tarabanan, Barangay Binduyan.
Western Command (Wescom) spokesperson Lt. Cherryl Tindog said the IED was discovered by residents of the barangay, who immediately reported to military authorities.
The IED, she disclosed, was made from high explosives. It was found in the site where suspected armed rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA) staged the September 18 ambush of the MBLT 4 convoy that came from a routine log run in northern
“The angle we’re looking at here is that it was part of the entire plan to ambush the MBLT4 convoy, or it could be part of a new ambush plan,” she said.
Tindog said IED was managed out of the place by the Quick Reaction Forces-Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team (QRF-EODT).
Currently, a clearing operation is being conducted at the sitio to ensure that no more IED is left in the area.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=592042