Thursday, June 23, 2011

News UpdateArms, ammos found in Ampatuan warehouse

DAVAO CITY – A large amount of arms and ammunition was found inside a warehouse owned by a family accused in the massacre of 57 people in Maguindanao province, a military spokesman said.
Colonel Prudencio Asto, Army's 6th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office chief, said the arms and ammo cache was found in a raid around 7:40 p.m. Sunday in Barangay Manungkaling, Mamasapano.
The warehouse is owned by Mamasapano Vice Mayor Akmad Tato Ampatuan. The vice mayor is among the Ampatuan clan members accused in the massacre of political rivals and media workers in Sitio Masalay, Barangay Salman, Ampatuan on November 23, 2009.