Two soldiers were injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at a checkpoint in Campo Uno, Lamitan City, Basilan Province Tuesday morning.
Col. Domingo Gobway, 101st Brigade Commander, identified the injured soldiers as Cpl Cyrus P. Bunda and Pvt. Arny Vember H. Basco. Both are members of the Philippine Army’s 68th Infantry Battalion.
Gobway said the soldiers sustained shrapnel wounds and were brought to the Lamitan Hospital.
A police report disclosed the two soldiers were rendering their duty at the checkpoint when the area was rocked by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
Three men on board a single motorcycle arrived and fired toward the victims, who were then unconscious because of the blast.
One of the suspects then took the issued firearm of Cpl. Bunda, an R4A3 rifle with an M204 grenade launcher.
The suspects escaped while the wounded personnel were brought to the Lamitan District Hospital for treatment.
Police are continuing their investigation on the incident.