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Cagayan de Oro tightens security after Abu Sayyaf clash in Bohol
Cagayan de Oro tightens security after Abu Sayyaf clash in Bohol
Greanne Mendoza,
ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 13, 2017 05:27 PM PHT
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Security was tightened at the port area here after Abu Sayyaf extremists clashed with the military in neighboring Bohol island.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Security was tightened at the port area here after Abu Sayyaf extremists clashed with the military in neighboring Bohol island.
Bohol, a major tourism hub, is around 5 hours by boat from this city, one of the main commercial hubs in Mindanao.
Bohol, a major tourism hub, is around 5 hours by boat from this city, one of the main commercial hubs in Mindanao.
Passengers undergo frisking and x-ray checks before they are allowed to board their ships, which are inspected by bomb-sniffing dogs.
Passengers undergo frisking and x-ray checks before they are allowed to board their ships, which are inspected by bomb-sniffing dogs.
Security officials here are on the highest alert.
Security officials here are on the highest alert.
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More than 3000 passengers are expected at the Cagayan de Oro pier daily, from Wednesday, the last working day before the Holy Week break.
More than 3000 passengers are expected at the Cagayan de Oro pier daily, from Wednesday, the last working day before the Holy Week break.
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