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2014-11-17 Southeast Asia

A powerful bomb blast late Sunday wounded more than a dozen people in an attack by militants in the southern Philippines. Officials said many of those wounded by the bomb in downtown Kabakan, North Cotabato were reportedly in serious condition.

The improvised explosive device, fashioned out from a mortar bomb, went off outside a public school. Soldiers and policemen who responded to the attack have recovered two more explosives nearby.

Captain Jo Ann Petinglay said, "The IED exploded near the gate of Kabacan Central Pilot School. Two more bombs were discovered at an overpass near the school and were immediately disrupted by in the area."

Security forces were looking into the involvement of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. Petinglay said, "We are suspecting the BIFF as the culprit."

The bombing occurred a day after another improvised explosive device went off near an army post in North Cotabato’s Tulunan town. There were no reports of casualties, but the attack sent a chilling warning that militants can easily stage attacks undetected even with the presence of troops in the village.

Just recently, a mortar attack also killed an eight-year girl and a man and wounded three more people in nearby Pikit town where security forces are fighting the BIFF. The 6th Infantry Division blamed the attack on the BIFF, but the militants blamed the soldiers as being behind the shelling.

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File under: Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

#1 At least this outfit came up with a more macho acronym than MILF

Posted by Glaigum Crumble9361 2014-11-17 12:18|| 2014-11-17 12:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, but this one is named after the school bully in Back To The Future.

Posted by Anice Nim 2014-11-17 13:18|| 2014-11-17 13:18|| Front Page Top

#3 * See also MANILA TIMES > 3000 FAMILIES FLEE BIFF HARASSMENT [PHIL Army-Militant fighting] IN [Raja Buayan] MAQUINDANAO.

and

* WORLD NEWS > MILITANTS GROUPS WANT US TROOPS TO LEAVE MINDANAO.

* GLOBALNATION.PH > PHILIPPINES OFFERS TO HELP TURKEY FIGHT ISIS.

PHIL Pesident Aquino to Turkey PM Ahmet Davutoglu.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2014-11-17 22:08|| 2014-11-17 22:08|| Front Page Top

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