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MNLF commander survives deadly ambush in Cotabato
 [GMA News] A Top Moro National Liberation Front commander survived, but his driver was killed in a gun attack on Saturday afternoon in Cotabato's Matalam town in Mindanao.An initial police investigation found that MNLF political affairs officer and Barangay Ilian chairman Kutin Idtug, 67, and two other companions were attacked by at least ten armed men in Barangay Marbel, also in Matalam town. Attackers hiding behind sugarcane plants suddenly emerged and opened fire at Idtug's vehicle when it passed by their position. Matalam police chief Joseph Brian Placer said the driver and two others passengers died from multiple gunshot wounds. Idtug also sustained gunshot wounds but he is now stable at the hospital. Related: Moro National Liberation Front: 2018-08-07 Duterte expects Muslim autonomy law to end conflict in Mindanao Moro National Liberation Front: 2018-01-11 Abu Sayyaf bomb maker nabbed in Zamboanga Moro National Liberation Front: 2017-10-25 Stalled MILF peace deal crucial in Philippines ISIL fight Posted by: ryuge 2020-01-14 |
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