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| Southeast Asia |
| 3 wounded in Mindanao |
| 2006-05-07 |
| 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 Army’s 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 |
| #1 The real tragedy here is that the soldiers will probably die in that hospital unless the US troops insist they get moved to Zamboanga. The military hospital emergency room is called “The hall of hero’s”. The floor is slanted a few degrees with a six inch trench in the middle. It is a blood trench of WWI era. Right next door to the military hospital is a civilian one that was recently rebuilt and furnished by the US ambassador Richardonne, PACOM, USAID, Canada, and others. The Phil military won’t allow the civ hospital to treat the military, the hospital commander’s ego would rather see the troops die than ask for help from a muzzie hospital. The helicopter ride is about an hour to Zamboanga and they don’t like to make a special flight for their soldiers. The US usually steps in and requests to be allowed to evac the troops and the US docs treat them. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-05-07 15:03 |