Posted on 01/12/2009 12:34:07 AM PST by Cindy
SNIPPET: "ZAMBOANGA CITY—A wide swath of Western Mindanao and a large part of Lanao del Norte were plunged into darkness after rebels toppled down a transmission tower of the National Transmission Corp. (Transco), officials disclosed.
1Lt. Steffanie Cacho, Western Mindanao Command information officer, said the incident took place at about 2:30 a.m. on Saturday in barangay Tingin-Tingin, Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte.
Cacho said the rebels used four homemade bombs in toppling Line Tower 22.
One of the bombs, she said, failed to explode.
SNIPPET: "No one has claimed responsibility for the incident, the first to take place this year.
Last year several power-transmission towers were toppled down by rebels with the use of improvised bombs.
Cacho said rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels, led by Abdulrahman Macapaar alias Commander Bravo, are believed to be behind the incident."
(Excerpt) Read more at businessmirror.com.ph ...
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“Civilize ‘em with a Krag!”
If Al Quaeda gloms to this technique in the States, we're in for a world of hurt.
NO cheers, unfortunately.
a much imrproved headline
It’s only going to get a small fraction of the views and responses as the previous one on this incident did.
I’m sure that act will provide popular support from the locals.
They will be displeased but will still not provide any information to the authorities on the movements of these "rebels".
Yep, and also makes me wonder if other jihadi types will be inspired by the simplicity of taking down a power line.
adding to post no. 9: and anarchist types
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