Government forces have neutralized a member of the Abu
Sayyaf Group (ASG) in the province
of Sulu
Col. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander,
identified the slain ASG member as Mahmur Jupuri, who had standing warrant of
arrest for kidnapping, illegal detention and murder.
Arrojado said Jupuri was neutralized in an intelligence
operation around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Barangay Poblacion, Indanan, Sulu.
Arrojado said the task group has placed its troops on alert
to preempt escalation of violence in retaliation to the death of Jupuri.
He said a company-sized team from the 1st Scout Ranger
Battalion was also placed on call for needed reinforcement.
He added that another company-sized team from the Army’s
35th Infantry Battalion was sent to Indanan to retrieve the cadaver of Jupuri
to be brought to the trauma hospital and eventual turnover to proper
authorities for proper burial.
He said the neutralization of Jupuri is a result of the
continuous law enforcement operation against the lawless elements, especially
the ASG, in Sulu.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=783184
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