| Written by Jong Cadion, Police Files with reports from PJTremedal,
on 23-08-2007 13:20
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After the so called sympathy attacks to let the government realize that the all-out war raged against the Abu Sayyaf Group operating in Basilan and Sulu, terrorist support groups are now on the move. Last August 21, Zamboanga suffered the first bomb wherein fourteen victims suffered wounds after the bomb exploded right in a people's park near the SouthMall in Plaza Pershing. Another bomb or Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) recovered inside the Rural Transit of Mindanao Passenger Bus body number 9236 15-minutes before the timer set for explosion 12:00 O’clock-midnight while on stop-over in Pagadian City Integrated Bus Terminal from Zamboanga City en-route for Cagayan de Oro City Tuesday night.
PNP Operatives and 1st Explosive and Ordinance Division (EOD) Team of the First Infantry Tabak Division, Philippine Army responded immediately after receiving reports that a recovered unattended belonging or baggage under the seat is believed containing an IED or improvised explosive device. EOD successfully defused the bombed, and recovered one alarm clock, one 1.5-volts battery, one 9-volts everyday battery, blasting cap improvised with a Christmas bulb and 5.56mm propellant, 900-grams powered milk can filled with pulverized cement, electrical wire color green use in the Christmas lights one foot long. Police Provincial Director Sr. Supt. Ramon Ochotorena told www.unsapa.com - News and More that after the Basilan crisis they already anticipated the situation that diversionary tactics will happen. "To avoid any terrorist act, we have alerted our police force together with the cooperation of the Philippine Army to tighten up their security and monitor closely all the public places specially in the bus terminal area, public market, government institutions, schools, and other public places frequent by people." Pagadian City COP Chief Inspector Oscar Tan Buenaobra conducted a meeting with the bus operators and management to devise security measures like having fstrict conduct of inspection before the boarding of all passengers together with their baggage, PD Ochotorena said.
“Since our province have a long shoreline, we can not deny the possibility that the enemy will pass through our area but they will not stay long except if they have contacts where they can hide. But in order to prevent the possibilities of landing of outsiders or any suspected members of Abusayap we are also closely monitoring our coastal areas,” Ochotorena added. “However, generally our peace and order in our province is peaceful, but the possibilities of any terroristic attacked will not happen because the civilian are very supportive in our campaigned by reporting immediately to the authorities if they can notice any suspicious or unusual from their area, and rest assure that we will maximized our personnel for the safety in our area,” Ochotorena disclosed. Last update : 24-08-2007 14:53
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