Troops deployed in hot spots after airport blast— AFP
08/09/2010 The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has assured the public that government troops are keeping a close watch on key installations after an airport bomb blast killed two persons in strife-torn Mindanao region. AFP spokesman Brig. Gen. Jose Mabanta said Thursday’s bomb explosion outside the Zamboanga City International Airport was a result of a feud between rival politicians, not carried out by any terror groups. “I don’t think there will be any spillover (of the violence),” he said, adding troops were on heightened alert but that no additional forces would be deployed. “We are ready, our forces are deployed in possible hot spots, but the most important thing is that we ask the public to be more vigilant and report to authorities suspicious looking elements.” Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Tan was among 24 persons wounded Thursday when a man carrying a backpack loaded with explosives and another man were killed in a blast outside the airport’s passenger terminal. Police said they were looking for three suspects, including two political rivals of Tan, who said he was was the target of the attack and blamed political rivals on nearby Jolo island. “We feel that this is only an isolated case,” Mabanta said, ruling out terrorism as the motive..... MORE Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100809hed2.html |
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