Philippines: Search for bombs delays Marawi rehab


Government troops continue to find unexploded bombs in areas that had become battlefields during the war on terror here, delaying the start of rehabilitation efforts, according to a high-ranking military official.

Col. Romeo Brawner, deputy chief of Joint Task Force Ranao, which supervises security operations in the city, told Inquirer while soldiers had not encountered any more Islamic State (IS) followers in the city, they continued to find unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by fleeing terrorists.

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Source: inquirer.net