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| Two Abu Sayyaf militants slain in Sulu clash |
| 2015-11-16 |
| [Gulf Today] Two more Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash with Philippine security forces in their continuing operations launched to rescue about 12 hostages being held on the island province of Sulu. Brigadier General Alan Arrojado said the two slain were among twenty militants who engaged Marine troops in a running gunbattle on Wednesday in the jungles of Patikul, Sulu where they operate with impunity. Arrojado said Patikul police confirmed the killing of the two insurgets by mortar fire as they battled pursuing troops determined to rescue their remaining hostages including the three foreigners — two Canadians and a Norwegian — and their Filipina companion they had abducted from an island resort in Davao del Norte province on September 21. In a related development, Lieutenant General Rustico Guerrero said they have established the identities of the Abu Sayyaf militants who participated in the abduction of the three foreigners. He reported, "They are Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf militants," saying their identities were based on documents and videos submitted to the military. According to Guerrero, some of the identified suspects were linked to previous kidnapping cases of foreigners in Mindanao including a German couple in 2014. |
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