93 old bombs, explosives found in Sulu junk shop

PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur  – Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel recovered 93 assorted pieces of unexploded ordnance, including a massive 500-pound World War II-era aerial bomb, at a junk shop in Barangay Alat, Jolo, Sulu on Monday.

The retrieval operation was launched after authorities received reports regarding the discovery of heavily corroded explosive materials stored inside the commercial establishment.

Responding to the scene, personnel from the Coast Guard Station (CGS) Western Sulu, led by its chief, Cmdr. Al-Hafidz Bi, with the CGK9-EOD Team Western Sulu and the Coast Guard Special Operations Unit Sulu, established safety perimeters and conducted an initial assessment before clearing the area.

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Among the recovered items were various corroded artillery projectiles of different calibers, mortar shells, fuzes, and the 500-pound vintage bomb.

The PCG confirmed that the retrieval operation was completed safely with no untoward incident.

The hazardous items were properly documented and transported to the CGS Western Sulu premises for temporary storage while awaiting final rendering-safe procedures and proper disposal by authorized Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts.

Following the operation, the Coast Guard District Southwestern Mindanao (CGDSWM) reiterated its commitment to public safety, urging citizens to exercise extreme caution when encountering vintage munitions or suspected explosive devices.

Authorities advised the public never to touch, move, or tamper with suspected unexploded ordnance and to immediately report any similar findings to local authorities for safe handling./coa