国际英语资讯:Philippines tightens security after blast in southern town
<p><span word="MANILA">MANILA</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 4-- <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="tightened">tightened</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Philippine">Philippine</span> <span word="Isulan">Isulan</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sultan">Sultan</span> <span word="Kudarat">Kudarat</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wounded">wounded</span> 18 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apprehend">apprehend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="perpetrators">perpetrators</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thwart">thwart</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="hostilities">hostilities</span>," <span word="Cirilito">Cirilito</span> <span word="Sobejana">Sobejana</span>, <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Army">Army</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 6<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Infantry">Infantry</span> <span word="Division">Division</span>, <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Sobejana">Sobejana</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="coordination">coordination</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="stakeholders">stakeholders</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> "<span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="normalcy">normalcy</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Isulan">Isulan</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blast">blast</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motive">motive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Isulan">Isulan</span> <span word="town">town</span>.</p><p><span word="Arnel">Arnel</span> <span word="Dela">Dela</span> <span word="Vega">Vega</span>, <span word="commander">commander</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Armed">Armed</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Philippines">Philippines</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Mindanao">Mindanao</span> <span word="Command">Command</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tighten">tighten</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thwart">thwart</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mindanao">Mindanao</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Thus">Thus</span>, <span word="austere">austere</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="thwart">thwart</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="ploys">ploys</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="military">military</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="guard">guard</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="acknowledge">acknowledge</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vigilance">vigilance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="civilians">civilians</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>," <span word="Dela">Dela</span> <span word="Vega">Vega</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Dela">Dela</span> <span word="Vega">Vega</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="underway">underway</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="subsequently">subsequently</span> <span word="arrest">arrest</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="justice">justice</span>."</p><p><span word="Authorities">Authorities</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="explosion">explosion</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="handiwork">handiwork</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extort">extort</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="owner">owner</span>.</p>
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