DAVAO CITY: Some 57 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) seized from a series of operations of the Philippine Army's 10th Infantry Division (ID) against the New People's Army (NPA) were safely detonated in a quarry site in Purok 5, Barangay Singkatulan, Makilala, in North Cotabato on Thursday.
Maj. Jerry Lamosao, Division of Public Affairs Office chief and spokesman for the 10th ID, said these IEDs have been confiscated, captured, surrendered and recovered since last year from the NPA operating within Davao Region and some parts in Region 12.
BOMB-MAKING MATERIALS. The improvised explosive device confiscated by a team of police and military personnel after serving a search warrant on the residence of Ariel Sarida Azucena in Barangay Jaliobong, Kicharao, Agusan del Norte on Monday evening (December 16, 2019). Also confiscated were several bomb-making materials, including sacks of ammonium sulfate, a 52-meter electrical wire, and electric blasting caps. (Photo courtesy of PRO-13 Information Office)-PNA
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