MNLF forces attack Zamboanga City

From the Mindanao Examiner (Sep 9): MNLF forces attack Zamboanga City

Moro National Liberation Front forces attacked Zamboanga City in southern Philippines early Monday, taking hostages and using them as shield as exodus of civilians continues.

One policeman and a civilian were killed and several people were reported wounded as fighting rage in several villages where the rebels forces occupied.

The local mayor Maria Isabelle Salazar has suspended all classes in Zamboanga due to the violence.

Initial reports said the attackers were followers of Nur Misuari, chieftain of the MNLF, who earlier has earlier accused Manila of not honoring the 1996 peace accord it signed with the former rebel group.

Various reports said heavily-armed rebels managed to sneak by boats before dawn and launched the attacks by sunrise.

The attack was the second since 2001 after MNLF forces loyal to Misuari also launched an attack in Zamboanga and the fighting left over 100 people dead.

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