ZAMBOANGA CITY: Police heightened security in Jolo after suspected Abu Sayyaf rebels tried, but failed to blow up a prowl car parked near a busy area there.

Police were tracking down two men on motorcycle that left an improvised explosive on the patrol car while parked in Street 6 on the village of Kasalamatan on Wednesday night. The prowl car belongs to the members of the 6th Maneuver Platoon of the Provincial Public Safety Company who were unaware of the bomb.

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