TACURONG CITY: Civilians and police authorities prevented another attempt by suspected terrorist to set off bombs in South Cotabato when they discovered an improvised bomb in Banga town Monday morning, police said Tuesday.

Senior Supt. Jose Briones Jr., South Cotabato police provincial director, said the improvised bomb fashioned from 81 mm mortar with mobile phone as triggering device was found by civilians at 9 a.m. at a provincial road in Purok Maligaya, Barangay Bangsa, about 30 kilometers south of here.