Two terrorists militants linked to al-Qaeda were killed in a clash with government troops in a southern Philippine town, a navy spokesman said Wednesday. Marines Lieutenant Colonel Edgard Arevalo said fighting erupted late Tuesday when patrolling marines encountered Abu Sayyaf rebels in Tipo-Tipo town in Basilan province, 900 kilometres south of Manila. Arevalo said more troops, backed up by helicopter gunships, were dispatched to the area to pursue the jihadis rebels. |