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3 wounded in Mindanao
Two soldiers and a civilian were seriously wounded when an unidentified gunman attacked them in Jolo, Sulu, a known stronghold of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group, officials said on Saturday.The attack at kilometer 2 in Indanan town left two soldiers of the Armys 51st Infantry Battalion injured in the face and head. The gunman fled after the attack. The attack occurred shortly before noon Thursday and two of our soldiers and a civilian were wounded, said Air Force Capt. Jose Ritchie Pabilonia, a spokesman for the Southern Command. Pabilonia did not identify the soldiers, who remain in critical condition at a military hospital in Jolo. The condition of the civilian, Amil Katra Mohammad, is still unknown. No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the ambush, but the area is a known lair of the Abu Sayyaf and renegade members of the Moro National Liberation Front, both blamed for previous attacks on security forces. Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-05-07 |
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