MANILA, (PNA) — A trooper was hurt after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded along the highway of Datu Paglas, Maguindanao Sunday morning.
Col. Dickson Hermoso, 6th Infantry Division spokesman, said the blast transpired around 5:35 a.m. at Sitio Malendeg, Barangay Damawato in Datu Paglas town.
He identified the wounded trooper as Cpl. Edwin Lamosere, a CAFGU cadre commander at the nearby Barangay Bual detachment.
Hermoso said the soldier was slightly wounded in his left knee.
He added another IED was found near the scene but the second improvised bomb was disarmed by responding Army explosive ordnance disposal team personnel.