Philippines: Maguindanao del Sur Barangay chairman dead, councilor wounded in IED attack


A barangay chairman was killed while another was wounded in a powerful explosion in Shariff Saidona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday morning. The fatality, Datu Manot Silongan, chairman of Barangay Penditen in nearby Datu Salibo town in Maguindanao del Sur, died on the spot from injuries caused by the explosion.

The blast also hurt Salik Datua, a councilman in Barangay Ganta in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, who was immediately rushed to a hospital by responding police personnel and municipal emergency responders.

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Source: Philstar News