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| 2 former Abu Sayyaf members killed |
| 2004-09-15 |
| Armed men shot dead two former members of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap gang who had changed sides and were helping the Philippine government, police officials said Wednesday. Ali Malabon and Abraham Mubin, both former Abu Sayyaf members, were slain in a suspected safehouse in the southern city of Zamboanga on Tuesday, city director Superintendent Mario Yanga said. Yanga said identification cards found at the scene indicated that both men had been suspected members of the feared Muslim kidnapping gang, but were later recruited as "agents" against the group by intelligence agencies. Residents told investigators that unidentified men visited Malabon and Mubin at the house just before the sound of gunfire was heard. The unidentified men were then seen rushing out of the house and fleeing on a motorbike. The intelligence agencies could not be reached for comment on whether the two slain men were their "assets." |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |