[SunStar] A Philippine soldier, a militiaman and a toddler were killed in an Abu Sayyaf attack while the Muslim community was observing Eid'l Adha on Monday. The soldier and militiaman were aboard a motorcycle when they were attacked at on Monday morning in the village of Kagay in Talipao, Sulu. They died instantaneously.Two children, two-year-old Salma Abdukalim Sahisa and 11-year-old Darna Abdukalim Sahisa, were also injured in the incident. Salma passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Jolo. Military spokesman John Encinas said the two children were playing by the roadside when the ambush occurred. They were hit by stray bullets.
Encinas said both the soldier and militiaman were unarmed.