Philippine and Malaysian officials have started discussing the repatriation of the bodies of 28 followers of Sulu Sultan Jamalul Kiram III who were killed following clashes with Malaysian security forces since March 5.Malaysia's state-run Bernama news agency late Monday reported that Sabah's police commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said two more clashes occurred Monday morning, at 8:05 a.m. and 9:45 a.m.
Hamza also said they believed there are less than 50 Kiram followers left in Kampung Tanjung Batu, even as he slighted Sultan Kiram's claim his followers will resort to guerrilla warfare. He said, "Jamalul Kiram can say anything he wants. We are all out to flush them out."
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