BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL
Who would leave explosives in a cemetery?
Police
are puzzled by the discovery of a plastic bag with explosives and ammunitions inside
a cemetery in Kalibo, Aklan on June 5.
The plastic bag also had a brown envelope with the words written on it “kung sino man po ang makakita nito pakibigay sa pulis salamat.”
Senior
Police Officer 4 Vengie Repedro, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician
of Aklan Provincial Public Safety Company, said the recovered items are
"potential deadly explosives" and might caused serious damage if detonated.
A construction worker saw the plastic bag at around 4:25 p.m. in a tomb at Medalla Milagrosa cemetery (Roman Catholic cemetery) along Osmena Avenue in Barangay Estancia, this town. He looked inside the bag and found the suspicious contents on Monday afternoon.
Recovered were rifle grenade, 17 rounds of 50 caliber (12.7 mm) ammunitions, 79 rounds of 30 caliber (M1 garand rifle) ammunitions, 10 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunitions, three pieces of cartridges of 20 mm of anti-aircraft ammunitions and a piece of propeller tail of unknown mortal shell.
Repedro
said the recovered explosives and ammunitions are typically used by military
and police. The confiscated weapons were brought and placed under the custody
of EOD at Camp Pastor Martelino in Barangay New Buswang in Kalibo for proper disposition by the Philippine Army.
He, however, dismissed speculations that the abandoned package was part of a planned terroristic attack to sow fear to the residents and the community.
"Bago ang mga narecovered items at posibleng gamitin sa pag-gawa ng improvised bombs," he said.
Repedro also urged the people to surrender their ‘unregistered explosives and firearms’ to the police to avoid being charged for loose firearms.
The article was originally published by independent online blog Aklan Forum Journal. The unrestricted use in print or radio, publication and distribution of articles are allowed provided the original author and Aklan Forum Journal are credited.
The plastic bag also had a brown envelope with the words written on it “kung sino man po ang makakita nito pakibigay sa pulis salamat.”
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| PHOTOS EOD AKLAN / VENGIE REPEDRO |
A construction worker saw the plastic bag at around 4:25 p.m. in a tomb at Medalla Milagrosa cemetery (Roman Catholic cemetery) along Osmena Avenue in Barangay Estancia, this town. He looked inside the bag and found the suspicious contents on Monday afternoon.
Recovered were rifle grenade, 17 rounds of 50 caliber (12.7 mm) ammunitions, 79 rounds of 30 caliber (M1 garand rifle) ammunitions, 10 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunitions, three pieces of cartridges of 20 mm of anti-aircraft ammunitions and a piece of propeller tail of unknown mortal shell.
Repedro
said the recovered explosives and ammunitions are typically used by military
and police. The confiscated weapons were brought and placed under the custody
of EOD at Camp Pastor Martelino in Barangay New Buswang in Kalibo for proper disposition by the Philippine Army.He, however, dismissed speculations that the abandoned package was part of a planned terroristic attack to sow fear to the residents and the community.
"Bago ang mga narecovered items at posibleng gamitin sa pag-gawa ng improvised bombs," he said.
Repedro also urged the people to surrender their ‘unregistered explosives and firearms’ to the police to avoid being charged for loose firearms.
The article was originally published by independent online blog Aklan Forum Journal. The unrestricted use in print or radio, publication and distribution of articles are allowed provided the original author and Aklan Forum Journal are credited.
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