1 child killed, another wounded in central Philippines bomb blast
JAMINDAN, Philippines. March 12. KAZINFORM One child was killed and another wounded when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded last Sunday afternoon in Tapaz, a municipality in the central province of Capiz, military said here Monday, according to Xinhua.
Captain Reylan Java, spokesman of the Army's 3rd Infantry Division, said a six-year-old girl died on the spot while her five- year-old sister was wounded when the bomb exploded in their house in Brgy Tacayan, Tapaz.
According to findings of initial investigation, the explosion was caused by the lapses in the process of assembling an IED by the members of the New People's Army rebels (NPA). At least two unidentified members of the NPA were also seriously wounded during the explosion, eye witnesses said.
Java added that the IED is to be used by the rebels for terrorist attacks in Capiz and other parts of Panay.
Major General Jose Mabanta, commander of the Third Infantry Division, expressed his deepest sympathy to the innocent victims of bomb blast. "We appeal to the leadership of the NPA to spare our children from harm and stay away from the communities that choose to live in peace," he said.
"The four decades of armed struggle have only brought senseless deaths and miseries to the lives of innocent civilians," he added.