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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Local bomb experts and their American counterparts
trained 200 new policemen on post-blast investigation and crime
scene management, reported the Philippine News Agency. The
Philippines and the United States are allied in the global fight
against terror.
Zamboanga Peninsula Police Office (ZPPO)
Explosive and Ordinance Demolition Chief Supt. Jose Bayani Gucela
said the training was designed to enhance the knowledge of policemen
in the investigation of bombing incidents and other forms of terror
acts.
The 2-day training last week was conducted at
Camp Romeo Abendan with the assistance of two US bomb experts, said
Gucela.
The latest batch of policemen participated in
the training, as post-blast investigation and crime scene management
were integrated into their ongoing 45-day scout-training course.
He said the new policemen were taught “how to
protect a crime scene involving an explosion, and how to search and
what to look for after a bomb explosion.”
He said the two US bomb experts shared their
skills and knowledge on post-blast investigation, handling of
explosives and how to address bomb threats and other forms of
terrorism.
The 200 policemen who took part in the training
came from different parts of the region that fall within the area of
jurisdiction of ZPPO.
They are from the provinces of Zamboanga del
Norte, Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay and the cities of
Dapitan, Dipolog, Isabela, Pagadian and Zamboanga.
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