Abu Sayyaf bombing in Sulu foiled as troops recover explosive

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Security forces recovered an improvised explosive device planted by the pro-IS group Abu Sayyaf in the southern province of Sulu, officials said on Saturday.

Officials said the explosive, assembled from a mortar rocket rigged to a timer and a blasting cap and mixed with five liters of ANFO or ammonium nitrate / fuel oil, was discovered late Friday afternoon by a civilian in Timbangan village in Indanan town.