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| Southeast Asia |
| 2 Abu Sayyaf, 1 Filippino militia member killed on Sacol Island |
| 2006-04-04 |
| Two suspected Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels and a pro-government militiaman were killed in a clash in the southern Philippines, an army official said Tuesday. Colonel Edgardo Gidaya said the fighting erupted late Monday when patrolling troops encountered about eight al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf rebels in Sacol Island off Zamboanga City, 875 kilometres south of Manila. Gidaya identified the slain rebels as Romy Akilan and his brother Patta who were suspected to be involved in several kidnapping and extortion operations of Abu Sayyaf rebels in the nearby province of Basilan. 'They (Akilan brothers) have a string of kidnapping and extortion cases in their area,' Gidaya said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |