Army thwarts bombing attempt in Shariff Aguak

COTABATO CITY, Maguindanao: The military on Thursday afternoon thwarted a bombing attempt by still unidentified men at a bus terminal in the town of Shariff Aguak, the stronghold of the Ampatuan clan in this province.

Col. Lito Sobejana, commander of the Army 601st Brigade, said the bomb was discovered after civilian alerted authorities about a suspicious bag left unattended at the Shariff Aguak Bus Terminal situated at the town’s public market.