A soldier and one civilian were wounded in a roadside explosion of an improvised explosive device (IED) in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan Monday morning, April 12.
In a statement, Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Command, said the explosion occurred while troops from the 12th Division Reconnaissance Company were conducting mobile patrol in Sitio Bohe Bekew, Barangay Baguindan around 6:25 am.
Vinluan said the soldier and the civilian were immediately given first aid and taken to a hospital in Lamitan for medical treatment.
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Source: Manila Bulletin