HOMEMADE EXPLOSIVES FOUND IN ZAMBOANGA

ZAMBOANGA CITY: Police recovered homemade explosives at the hideout of a murder suspect they arrested in Muti village over the weekend. Yahsin Barorong was caught in the house of Ebol Bayoyong where police found 13 kilos of ammonium nitrate and 20 pieces of blasting caps. Regional police spokesperson Insp. Dahlan Samuddin said Barorong will be charged with illegal possession of explosives. Ammonium nitrate is commonly used as fertilizers. But rebels also use it as ingredient in making homemade explosives.