Improvised bomb explodes in Sumisip, Basilan – Army

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Zamboanga del Sur — An improvised bomb exploded near a construction site in Sumisip town, Basilan, on Thursday afternoon, the Army said. Brigadier General Domingo Gobway, commander of Joint Task Force Basilan, said the explosion happened near the national highway and the boundary of Limbo and Candis and Barangay Central at around 3 p.m. No casualty was reported even as children were reportedly playing near the construction site just before the explosion. Gobway said the explosion could be motivated by extortion. RELATED STORIES Improvised bomb found in Lamitan City, Basilan Army blames Abu Sayyaf for Basilan bombing Abu Sayyaf bomb maker killed in Basilan shootout with cops