A man was killed in a suspected improvised explosive device explosion inside a beach resort in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur at dawn on Tuesday, September 17.
Police are identifying the mangled victim whose body was reportedly cut in half. Lawmen found a totally wrecked motorcycle and a bag of ammonium nitrate in the area. A utility vehicle was spotted fleeing towards the direction of the Tukuran cemetery after the explosion.
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Source: Manila Bulletin
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