ZAMBOANGA CITY — The police are conducting an in-depth investigation to unmask the perpetrators behind the attempt to destroy a construction equipment by setting off an improvised bomb in Isabela City, Basilan province, an official disclosed Thursday.
Supt. Restituto Pangusban, Isabela City police chief, said the incident occurred at around 8:07 p.m. Wednesday at sitio Processing, Barangay Sumagdang, Isabela City.
Pangusban said no one was killed or wounded in the explosion of the bomb, which was placed underneath a payloader owned by Mike Solongan, a land developer.
Solongan is undertaking development works for housing projects on the properties owned by Hadji Haber Aboiong and Hadji Nur Jaratul in the area.
Pangusban said the explosion, categorized as low order detonation, did not cause major damage on the heavy equipment.
He said that the explosive ordnance demolition personnel recovered at the blast site damaged cellular phone, improvised blasting cap, a cooking pot that served as the bomb’s container and a tin can in the conduct of the post-blast investigation.
He said they were informed by the land developer that they did not receive any extortion letter since starting the project six months ago.
Pangusban said he has ordered the case investigator to look into all possible motives that could lead to the identification of the suspects behind the incident. (PNA)
