MRT-3 denies “suicide bomber” reports; says PNP merely conducted “penetration test” to assess security

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The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Wednesday, Jan. 22, said this picture only shows the “penetration test” conducted by the Philippine National Police to test security capacity at the MRT-3. /DOTr/

(Eagle News) –Fake news.

This was how the Metro Rail Transit-3 described  social media reports a suicide bomber had been nabbed at Taft station today, Jan. 22.

“Wala pong dapat ipag-alala ang aming mga pasahero sapagkat ito ay isa lamang ‘penetration test’ na ginawa ng Philippine National Police (PNP) kahapon, 21 Enero 2020, 2:20PM sa MRT-3 Cubao station,” the MRT-3 said.

According to the MRT-3, a “penetration test” was done to assess the “alertness or security capacity” of a place.

It said it was “doing all it can” to ensure the safety of passengers.

“Pinapaalalahanan po namin ang lahat na huwag po basta-basta maniniwala sa mga ‘fake news’ o maling impormasyon na kumakalat sa social media. Ugaliing mag-verify kung saan o ano ang pinanggalingan ng impormasyon – – kung ito ba ay mula sa isang lehitimong source,” the MRT-3 added.