Saturday, October 13, 2012

3 soldiers killed in Philippine ambush ahead of peace deal signing

From the Mindanao Examiner (Oct 13): 3 soldiers killed in Philippine ambush ahead of peace deal signing

Unidentified gunmen ambushed a group of army soldiers of Saturday and killing at least 3 of them in Lamitan City in the restive Muslim province of Basilan, authorities said. It said the soldiers were members of the 32nd Infantry Battalion and were heading back to their barracks on motorcycle when the attack occurred near the village of Baas.... There was no immediate statement from either the Philippine Army’s 1st Infantry Division or the Western Mindanao Command about the ambush which occurred ahead of the signing of the peace pact between Manila and MILF, the country’s largest Muslim rebel group fighting for self-determination in the South. It was unknown whether the ambush was perpetrated by rebel groups or not.

http://mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20121013105025

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