Authorities recover improvised bomb in Maguindanao del Sur road
COTABATO CITY – Police authorities recovered an improvised bomb left along the roadside in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao del Sur on Friday, Nov. 13.
Colonel John Mangahis, Maguindanao del Sur police director, said the Shariff Aguak municipal police station was alerted by a concerned resident who noticed the unattended package.
Police personnel were then dispatched to Barangay Satan at around 6:50 a.m. and discovered what would later turn out to be an improvised bomb, Mangahis said.
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A bomb sniffing dog was also dispatched to the area and sat on the suspected explosive.
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Responding police units shut down a portion of the national highway while Army bomb experts deactivated the ordnance.
Mangahis urged everyone to remain vigilant, report suspicious discoveries immediately, and leave the handling of explosive devices to trained authorities. /ms
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