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| 2 soldiers, 1 child, 3 hard boyz killed in Sulu |
| 2005-02-02 |
| A CHILD, three Abu Sayyaf bandits, and two government soldiers were killed following an encounter on the island province of Sulu on Tuesday, a military spokesman said. The child, hurt in the crossfire, was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital, Lieutenant Colonel Buenaventura Pascual said. One of the slain bandits was identified as Padiwan Tarsim while those on the government side were identified as Private First Class Ruel Abrenica and Private Eddie Dalipas, Pascual said. Another male child and two soldiers, identified only as Technical Sergeant Tabunicao and Private First Class Marcos, were injured and were brought to the Southern Command (SouthCom) Hospital, he said. While on pursuit operations in barangay (village) Kapok Pungol, Maimbung town at aroud 6 a.m., soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Battalion engaged some 60 Abu Sayyaf bandits in a two-hour firefight, Pascual said. Three M16 rifles and two M203 grenade launchers were recovered from the scene, Pascual said. The clash came amid the government's intensified counter-terrorist offensives in Mindanao. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |