Mangudadatu’s trip to massacre site stalled over suspected bomb attack

Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu. AP FILE PHOTO

AMPATUAN, Maguindanao – The trip of Maguindanao Governor Esmael Mangudadatu’s convoy to the massacre site in Barangay (village) Salman here was delayed after a motorcycle suspected to have been rigged with a bomb was found abandoned along its route around 10 a.m.

As of posting, authorities are still trying to clear the area and had shut down the highway as a security measure.