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| Two Philippine soldiers gunned down at hospital |
| 2014-10-24 |
| Two Philippine soldiers were killed with M-16 rifles they had to surrender at emergency room in Maguindanao province. Supt. Noel De los Reyes, police chief in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, said investigators are looking into possible Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) involvement in the slaying in retaliation for the arrest of a high-ranking member, Abi Salman. Dr. Tahir Sulaik said the shooting occurred at a hospital in Datu Hoffer town at around 9 p.m. Wednesday, when the attackers entered the emergency room and aimed their guns at the soldiers from behind. After the soldiers surrendered their riffles, the assailants used the firearms to riddle their bodies with bullets before fleeing. "We vehemently condemn the attack inside the hospital... we are open to all who seek our assistance but it really feels sad they [attackers] did it there," Sulaik said, adding that none of the hospital staff or patients were injured during the attack. |
| Posted by:ryuge |