CAMP SK PENDATUN, Maguindanao --Three persons were killed and three were hurt when two warring Maranao clans clashed during a wedding reception in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur Saturday.
In his report to Philippine National POlice-Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao(PNP-ARMM) regional office, based in Cam SK Pendatun, Parang town in Maguindanao, Senior Superintendent Nickson Muksan, Lanao del Sur police provincial director, said the Dimaampao-Diamla clan and Tuba-Bilao clan who are locked in a long standing family feud or "rido," accidentally met at a Maranao couple wedding ceremonies.
Since they were both armed, they shot at each other, leaving three persons dead on the spot as civilians present during the party scampered for safety.
The arrival of responding joint elements of the Army's 51st Infantry Battalion and Lanao del Sur public safety battalion resulted in another clash, this time between government forces and an armed group believed to be supporters of one of the two warring clans.
The running gun battle left two armed men killed and three others wounded. Government forces recovered three M-16 Armalite rifles.
Police have already filed charges against the gunmen involved in the wedding shooting incident.
Muksan said his office has solicited the participation of Muslim religious leaders in bringing the warring Dimaampao-Diamla and Tuba-Bilao clan to settle their differences amicably and prevent bloodshed.
He said the incident has nothing to do with the coming October 28 balloting.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=578118
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