MAGUINDANAO, Philippines — Authorities foiled on midnight Sunday an attempt to bomb the premises of the Datu Odin Sinsuat municipal police office using an improvised explosive device rigged on a motorcycle. The municipal police station in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao is beside roadside vending stalls where people from interior barangays shop for commercial goods, farm tools and other merchandise early in the morning. “It was very likely that the IED was set to explode in the morning of Monday. Isulan is the capital of nearby Sultan Kudarat province, also covered by 6th ID but under the jurisdiction of the Police Regional Office-12. Five were killed while more than 40 others were injured in the bombings, blamed on the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters.

Source: Philippine Star September 10, 2018 07:30 UTC