RP seize bomb-making chemicals, nab 4

RP seize bomb-making chemicals, nab 4

PHILIPPINES: Philippine police, backed by army personnel,
arrested four people and seized large quantities of chemicals
that could be used to make bombs during a dawn raid on Tuesday
near Manila, officials said.

The government raid near Lucena City, 100 kilometers southeast
of Manila, followed a wave of bombings in this southeast Asian
island chain.

Authorities recovered three tons of ammonium nitrate, a ton of
potassium nitrate and a small quantity of potassium cyanide from
a warehouse, regional military spokesman Major Jose Broso said.

Four caretakers of the warehouse were held for questioning,
Broso said. They insisted the seized chemicals were covered by
government permits. Ammonium nitrate is also a commonly used
fertilizer in the Philippines. --AFP