DAVAO City–Police authorities thwarted a plan to bomb this city after killing an alleged terrorist who possessed a crude bomb in Magtuod road, Barangay Maa here yesterday.
Senior Supt. Alexander Tagum, Davao City Police Office director, said the suspect, whose identity was withheld, was killed when he tried to shoot it out with a joint intelligence and Swat teams after he was flagged down at a checkpoint at around 3 am.
His companion, however, escaped.
Tagum said the explosive device, fashioned from a 60mm mortar shell, is similar to the one used in the Roxas night market bombing in September last year.
Senior Insp. Maria Theresita Gaspan, DCPO spokesperson, said the suspect disembarked from a motorcycle and pulled out a cal. 28 pistol when accosted by the police.
Police operatives also found in the possession of the suspect a grenade, detonation cord, and two pieces of blasting caps.
Tagum said they are tracking the companion of the suspect at presstime.
He said they have informed other nearby provincial police offices to help track the suspect’s companion.
Gaspan said police authorities were placed on alert after receiving information on Monday evening that a group was allegedly out to bomb the city. The bombers allegedly used a gray Toyota pickup truck and a black Honda XRM in the vicinity of Bangkal, this city.
This prompted the local police to deploy operating teams to track down the group. (pna)
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