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| Philippines: Six Muslim rebels killed in clashes with marines |
| 2007-12-20 |
| (AKI) - At least six Muslim militants have been killed in clashes with Filipino soldiers on the southern island of Basilan, according to the Philippines military. A report on Wednesday on the local GMA News TV quoted Philippines marine commander, Lieutenant Colonel Vincent Teodoro, as saying that the six killed were suspected members of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf rebel group. Two marines were also killed and five other soldiers wounded in the fighting which erupted Tuesday morning. Teodoro said among the Abu Sayyaf fatalities was a brother of Abu Sayyaf sub-commander Fujuri Indama. Indama was reported to have been killed in a clash between the rebel group and security forces on 18 August that left 15 soldiers killed. Authorities later clarified that Indama survived the firefight. Teodoro said that the last report of fighting was in the early hours of Wednesday morning. |
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