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| 2 Abu Sayyaf killed in Filippino raid on Jolo | |
| 2004-02-02 | |
Troops raided a stronghold of the Abu Sayyaf kidnapping gang in the Philippines and killed two of the gunmen, the military said Sunday, also announcing reports that the gang had beheaded a hostage.
The offensive was carried out a week after Abu Sayyaf rebels killed a Marine soldier and wounded 12 others in Jolo’s Patikul town. "This is the result of our long surveillance operation against the Abu Sayyaf," Yapching told reporters. "We have intensified the government offensive against the Abu Sayyaf group in Jolo." Meanwhile, the military said belated reports from the field said that the Abu Sayyaf kidnapped a Muslim woman and beheaded her on suspicion she was spying for the government in nearby Basilan island. The remains of Abduka Amil however have not been recovered, the military said, as it condemned the gruesome killing. | |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |