Car bomb Rocks Cotabato City

     A powerful car bomb exploded and rocked the city of Cotabato a few days ago. This was a few days after a bomb blast killed many people in Cagayan de Oro City. The Police authorities are still conducting their investigations and cannot yet determine if the bombings were made by terrorists or were the handy work of assassins that were out to kill some political leaders.

     After the Cagayan de Oro City and Cotabato City bombings, several more less powerful but equally damaging explosions were happening all over Mindanao. The Philippine authorities are now trying to find out if the Jemaah Islamia terrorist group is behind the attacks. It has been rumored that a “master  bomber” of the Jemaah Islamia has been teaching the local terrorists in Mindanao on how to make car bombs and other destructive devices.

     We must all condemn any form of terrorism. Terrorists do not care about their victims and often target innocent and defenseless civilians. When was the last time that terrorists blew up a military or police headquarters? Almost never but when it comes to churches, public buses, shopping malls and busy areas; the story is different. They always hit the easy and defenseless targets.

     So these terrorist pricks are only good in blowing up helpless and powerless victims. The military and police refer to these as “soft targets” which they often exploit and victimize. These so called “soft targets” are us civilians; you, me and our family so we must help the authorities in preventing these terrorists from blowing us all up.

     Let’s all be alert on our surroundings, be observant about suspicious individuals and packages left behind in our environment. If suspicious personalities or packages are spotted then report it to the cops for verification. It’s better to end up reporting a dud bomb package to the police than being blown up by real explosives.

     To all innocent, decent and honest people out there; be careful, be vigilant and always pray to God to protection. The evil terrorists are back to their dirty and deadly tricks again…lets us not be victims to their horrible ways….