7 Marines hurt in Sulu blast

Richard Falcatan

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7 Marines hurt in Sulu blast
The troops are brought to Zamboanga City for treatment

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded by a roadside in Barangay Lagtoh, Talipao, Sulu, on Thursday, February 4, hitting a convoy of Marines and wounding 7 of them. 

The military said the wounded from the Marine Battalion Landing Team-10 (MBLT-10) were airlifted from Jolo to Zamboanga City, where they are being treated at the Camp Navarro General Hospital.

The province is a known stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf, which engages in kidnappings to finance operations, often targeting foreigners and sometimes beheading captives if ransoms are not paid.

It has also been blamed for the worst bomb attacks in the country, including the firebombing of a ferry off Manila Bay in 2004 that killed more than 100 people. – Rappler.com

 

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