| Abu Sayyaf Muslim guerrillas struck again in separate areas in the southern Philippines, leaving one Abu Sayyaf fighter dead and a girl wounded, the military said Sunday. An Abu Sayyaf member was gunned down Saturday after he sneaked into an army camp in the southern island of Jolo and attacked a soldier with a machete. It was believed that the slain man was seeking to steal firearms when he was spotted by a sentry, prompting him to attack. Another group of Abu Sayyaf fighters opened fire on houses in Talipao town on Saturday, wounding a young girl. The motive for the attack remains unknown. A band of Abu Sayyaf gunmen also waylaid a motorboat off the island of Basilan on Thursday, robbing four fishermen aboard before taking their boat and forcing them to jump off and swim for shore, military spokesman Colonel Fredesvindo Covarrubias said. |