IED found near Marines camp in Jolo
DAVAO CITY, Philippines–A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was discovered outside the camp of the Philippine Marines in Jolo, Sulu on Friday.
Initial military reports reaching the Inquirer said a concerned citizen saw the suspicious package at about 50 meters away from the gate of Camp Gen. Teodulfo Bautista in the village of Bus-Bus at around 5:30 a.m.
A Marine explosive ordnance team was immediately dispatched to secure the area and defuse the IED.
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Initial investigation said that two unidentified men riding in tandem on a motorcycle were seen leaving the package about three hours earlier. IDL
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