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| Southeast Asia |
| 5 Abu Sayyaf killed |
| 2006-02-20 |
| Troops killed at least 5 gunmen with links to the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group in fierce clashes Monday in the southern Philippine island of Basilan, officials said. Military officials said four soldiers were wounded in the fighting that erupted before sunrise in the hinterland village of Semut in Tuburan town. A still undetermined number of gunmen were also killed and wounded in the clashes. "We have no reports of civilian casualties, but we are closely monitoring the situation in the area," Christopher Puno, a spokesman of Governor Wahab Akbar, said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #1 more "seasonal" trouble? |
| Posted by: bk 2006-02-20 12:14 |