Police find construction work gear not bomb inside abandoned bag in CDO | Inquirer News

Police find construction work gear not bomb inside abandoned bag in CDO

By: - Reporter / @ConsINQ
/ 03:09 PM January 18, 2020
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MANILA, Philippines — Police officers on Friday night cordoned an area near a television station in Cagayan de Oro City only to find construction work gear and not explosives inside an abandoned bag.

In a report from Col. Henry Dampal,  Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (COCPO) director, police were alerted by some residents who found the suspicious unattended bag near a television station along Corrales Avenue at around 7 p.m.

Elements of the Explosives and Ordnance Disposal unit of the Cagayan de Oro police immediately cordoned the area.

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An inspection of the bag later showed that the bag contains a construction worker’s uniform, including a yellow hard hat.

Edited by MUF
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