TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Manila’s International Airport were placed on high alert after authorities thwarted an attempted bombing on Monday, September 1, 2014.
According to a CNN report that quoted the Philippines News Agency (PNA), a bomb was found inside a multipurpose van parked outside Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The white van was found at 00.45 Jakarta time on Monday.
Previously, PNA reported that four suspects had been arrested in relation to the failed bombing attempt—they have since revised the number of suspects arrested to three. From the van, the National Bureau of Investigation found a bomb and confiscated a gun from one of the suspects.
The identities of the suspects have not been released by the authorities. Investigations are still afoot to determine the motive and the mastermind behind the foiled bombing attempt.
ANINGTIAS JATMIKA | CNN