Inalerto din ni Sinas ang PNP Special Action Force sa posibleng tactical support sa nagpapatuloy na pursuit operations ng mga tauhan ng Police Regional Office-BAR.
Ayon sa PNP Command Center, 50 armadong lalaki na pinamumunuan ng isang alyas “Sala” at Commander Karialan ang sumalakay sa Municipal Police Station ganap na 9:25 ng gabi.
Pinaniniwalaang kasapi sila ng Dawlah Islamiya, isang splinter group ng Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter.
Sinunog ng mga suspek ang isang PNP patrol car at saka tumakas.
“The police will file criminal charges against those terrorists responsible for the attack and burning of our patrol car, as we assure the Datu Piang residents of intensified security measures to prevent similar threats posed by violent extremists in the future,” ayon kay Sinas.