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Abu Sayyaf kills soldier, injures two others, in Sulu clash
[Mindanao Examiner] Abu Sayyaf rebels killed a Philippine soldier and injured two others in a gun battle in the southern province of Sulu. The clash in Patikul town was unreported by the Western Mindanao Command, but security sources said it occurred in Tugas village.Troops were searching for kidnapped government engineer Enrico Nee in the village when gunmen attacked them. Nee was seized February 14 while waiting for a motorcycle taxi near his home in San Raymundo village in Jolo town. Nee was dragged by gunmen to a getaway vehicle. The abduction came just several days after troops killed four rebels in a clash in Panamao town where seven soldiers were also injured in the fighting. Members of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 3 clashed with some 30 gunmen under Abu Sayyaf commanders Sansibar Bensio and Hatib Munap Binda in Mount Bawis. The troops were sent to the area following reports that several Abu Sayyaf hostages had been spotted there. The Abu Sayyaf are still holding over a dozen captives, mostly seamen kidnapped off Sabah in Malaysia over the years. Posted by: ryuge 2018-02-18 |
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