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81 bullet shells found after ambush on BARMM chief’s convoy

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Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) personnel inspect a vehicle that was part of the convoy of BARMM Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua following the ambush in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Saturday. The vehicles were brought to the Bangsamoro Government Center (BGC) in Cotabato City for forensic examination as authorities gather evidence and investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack.
Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) personnel inspect a vehicle that was part of the convoy of BARMM Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua following the ambush in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte on Saturday. The vehicles were brought to the Bangsamoro Government Center (BGC) in Cotabato City for forensic examination as authorities gather evidence and investigate the circumstances surrounding the attack. Contributed photo

COTABATO CITY – At least 81 bullet shells from high-powered firearms were recovered from the site where the convoy of Bangsamoro interim Chief Minister Abdulraof Macacua was ambushed last Saturday afternoon, police said.

This developed as the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) formed Special Investigation Task Group-Interim Chief Minister (SITG-ICM) to investigate the strafing of Macacua’s convoy.

Capt. Steffi Salanguit, PRO-BAR spokesperson, said SITG-ICM would be headed by Maguindanao del Norte police director Col. George Bagundol as group commander, under the supervision of PRO-BAR deputy regional director for operations Col. Rexmel Reyes.

READ: Marcos orders tighter security after ambush on BARMM chief MacacuaMacacua was returning from a political assembly when his convoy came under fire in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte.Initial police investigation recovered 15 empty cartridges of a 5.56mm rifle and five empty cartridges of a 7.62mm firearm.A subsequent examination by the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) team brought the total number of ammunition recovered to 81, including four live rounds.Police have yet to report a significant development in the investigation as they continue to gather evidence and identify the perpetrators.The PRO-BAR has also yet to determine whether the ambush was related to the upcoming elections.The investigation is ongoing, according to Salanguit./coa

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