Saturday, December 31, 2016

Authorities suspect Abu Sayyaf in Lamitan City IED blast

From the Philippine Star (Dec 31): Authorities suspect Abu Sayyaf in Lamitan City IED blast



Nobody was hurt in the explosion, which happened a few meters from a concrete wall surrounding the city hall. File photo

Suspected Abu Sayyaf militants detonated an improvised bomb outside the city hall of Lamitan City on Friday night, Basilan authorities said.
 
No one was reported injured in the explosion that rocked the budding city of Basilan, said Chief Inspector Tauf Abdurahim, Lamitan City Police Station chief.
 
The police official said the explosion around 8 p.m. happened four meters from a concrete wall surrounding city hall.
 
Lamitan City Vice Mayor Roderick Furigay, who rushed to the scene, reported the blast did not cause any damage.
 
Invetigators said that just before the explosion, two unidentified men on a motorcycle rode by and lobbed the improvised bomb towards city hall.
 
Investigators found bomb fragments and components at the scene.
 
Furigay suspects the Abu Sayyaf group is behind the attack and that it was an attempt to intimidate the city, which has been resisting the group's extortion tries.
 
He said security remains high in the city because of an improvised explosive device blast outside the city about a week ago.
 

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