The board of inquiry (BOI) which will look into the "friendly fire" incident which killed six troopers in Sulu last month has been finally constituted, newly-appointed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief-of-staff Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang said.
"The BOI has been already constituted, we will present its findings once our investigation is complete," he said in Filipino.
His predecessor, Gen. Emmanuel Bautista, earlier announced of the plan to form a BOI which will investigate the incident.
Six troopers of the Joint Special Operations Group (JSOG) were killed after their command post was accidentally hit by a 105mm shell.
The JSOG troopers were supposed to reinforce the Marine Force Reconnaissance that was attacked by Abu Sayyaf Group brigands last June 19 in Barangay Kagay, in Patikul town.
The ambush killed one Marine officer and wounded 11 others.
This prompted survivors to call for fire support from a nearby Marine 105mm battery.
The consequent shelling hit the position of the JSOG operatives, killing six troopers immediately.
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