DAVAO CITY, Philippines鈥揂 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聽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.
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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