CENTRAL MINDANAO- At least one person was killed while two others were injured when a bomb exploded around 3:30 a.m local time in Cotabato City.
The victim were identified as Misba Masla, Alis Masla and Edwin Masla, residents of Sitio Butili, Brgy Kabasalan, Pikit, North Cotabato.
Police authorities said the unidentified bomb fell exactly on Masla’s home.
Misba suffered from serious injuries. However, Alis was declared dead on the spot.
The neighborhood claimed that before the said explosion they already heard several gun shots.
Two Agusta chopper also exploded in Pikit, Cotabato and Datu Piang, Maguindanao.
Military conducted the said surgical strike against the militant group led by Shiek Esmail Abdulmalik alias “Kumander Abu Toraife”, a BIFF-ISIS inspired group. / with reports from Bombo Garry Fuerzas; edited by Bombo Sol Marquez.