[Inquirer] At least 14 people were killed - ten of them Abu Sayyaf rebels - during a fierce clash amid an intensified anti-Abu Sayyaf operation in Patikul, Sulu, on Friday.
Military spokesman Filemon Tan said four soldiers were slain while nine other soldiers had been injured in the encounter. The Abu Sayyaf suffered undetermined number of injuries, he added. Tan said out of the ten killed rebels, only three bodies had been recovered so far.
The battle broke out when Philippine troops stumbled on a large group of about 150 insurgents under Radullan Sahiron in Barangay Buhanginan. Tan said the gun battle lasted for almost 45 minutes and stopped only when the Abu Sayyaf withdrew. Tan said troops continued to pursue the group while support units fired 105-millimeter howitzers.
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[Bangkok Post] Five people were wounded by a car bomb explosion, which was followed by a fire, in Pattani province on Thursday evening.
Yaring district duty officer Pawich Krachangsri said that witnesses told police a man drove a car to a store in front of Wat Piyaram and parked it by a coin-operated fuel vending machine. The man pretended to be shopping at the store for a short time, and was then picked up by another vehicle. The parked car exploded shortly afterwards, which started a fire that gutted the store. Three men and two women were wounded in the blast.
Earlier in the evening in Nong Chik district, a hand grenade was hurled into a grocery shop outside the wall of Wat Mujalintawapeeviharn. The grenade did not explode. Police called to the scene said it was an M26.
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[Bangkok Post] A Thai marine was injured by a bomb blast while on patrol to provide security for teachers in Narathiwat province on Thursday morning. Bacho district duty officer Paiboon Kuadam said six marines were on patrol aboard three motorcycles were passing by when the home-made explosive device was detonated. Teerapong Makren, the team leader, was hit by shrapnel.
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[Inquirer] At least 14 people were killed - ten of them Abu Sayyaf rebels - during a fierce clash amid an intensified anti-Abu Sayyaf operation in Patikul, Sulu, on Friday.
[Bangkok Post] Five people were wounded by a car bomb explosion, which was followed by a fire, in Pattani province on Thursday evening. 
