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| Southeast Asia |
| MILF attacks Filippino helicopters |
| 2005-07-19 |
| Muslim separatists opened fire on two military helicopters on an anti-terrorist mission in the southern Philippines, wounding a soldier, the Philippine military said yesterday. A Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf) spokesman claimed on Fridayâs attack forced one of the aircraft to crash-land near the town of Talayan on Mindanao island, but the military denied this. The two sides had been observing a two year-old ceasefire ahead of peace talks planned in Malaysia later this month. âGunfire from the groundâ wounded a soldier on board a military helicopter on Friday, and he is now ârecovering from his wounds in a hospital,â air force spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Restituto Padilla told ABS-CBN television. The helicopter has been brought to a military hangar and âmaintenance people are working on it,â Padilla said, denying a MILF account that the aircraft was shot down. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #2 Yup. Got their check from the Arabs. Hudna's over. Business as usual. Anyone in Manilla paying attention? |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-19 12:01 |
| #1 Looks like the MILF has completed its re-arming and is ready to rock-and-roll again. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-07-19 11:57 |