Military cordons off abandoned motorcycle near Army camp

July 17, 2019

An abandoned motorcycle near the Philippine Army camp in Taguig City was cordoned by the military on Wednesday.

“At around 12 pm today,  an abandoned red motorcycle was parked at the gate of the Philippine Army Wellness Center along Lawton Avenue at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig,” said Col. Ramon Zagala, Army spokesman.

“As part of precautionary measures, soldiers from the Military Police Battalion immediately cordoned the area while military working dogs of the K9 Battalion were deployed to determine if there are explosives attached to the motorcycle,” he said.

Zagala said responding personnel conducted water disruptor after K9 dogs showed indication of possible explosives in the vehicle.

“In compliance to protocol, the explosives and ordnance unit of the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Army conducted water disruption on the motorcycle as soon as the bomb-sniffing dogs indicated that traces of explosives may be present,” he said.

“There was no explosion as a result of the water disruption,” he added.

Zagala said the Philippine Army will support the investigation by police on the abandoned vehicle. Robina Asido/DMS