FOUR soldiers were wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) exploded in Datu Salibo town in Maguindanao on Saturday, belated reports reaching Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City (Metro Manila) said.

Capt. Jo-ann Petinglay, spokesperson of the Philippine Army’s 6th Infantry Division (ID), said members of the Army’s 61st reconnaissance company were sweeping an area in Barangay Tee, Datu Salibo for bombs when an IED went off at around 9:45 am.

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