MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato — Only about eight hours after a bomb exploded in General Santos City about 150 kilometers away, a powerful improvised explosive (IED) device was set off inside a videoke bar here by still unidentified men, police said. Jumrell Amotan, Midsayap town deputy police chief, said no one was hurt by the blast inside Theresa’s Place Videoke bar in Barangay Poblacion 4, Midsayap, North Cotabato at 7:15 pm Sunday. The videoke bar’s caretaker said three men – about 25 to 30 years old – arrived on a motorbike and ordered one liter size of soft drink. A few minutes after the men left, a loud explosion ripped through the videoke bar, which was made of light materials. ADVERTISEMENTPolice implemented a lockdown in Cotabato City following the Midsayap blastNo one has claimed responsibility for this bombing, which came about eight hours after an improvised bomb went off in Crossing Makar, Barangay Apopong, General Santos City.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 16, 2018 13:30 UTC