Armed clashes involving armed men in Pagalungan, Maguindanao
erupted early on Thursday and left three persons injured and massive
evacuation.
Police Senior Inspector Blayn Lomas-e, Pagalungan town
police chief, said the armed hostilities erupted around 5:30 a.m. in the village of Damalasak
Lomas-e said the motive of the skirmishes remain unknown to
date and investigation has been on going.
Due to the clashes, hundreds of civilians left their homes
and proceeded to the town center in Barangay Poblacion.
Initial reports showed that Kasim and Daguiaman have been
locked in a long standing land dispute.
Soldiers and policemen have been deployed near the village
to separate warring armed men.
Lomas-e could not say if the warring groups were supporters
of political candidates in the coming election.
Pagalungan is one of the areas considered by police,
military and election officials as "area of immediate concern"
relative to the coming elections.
The village is also known as area of coverage of Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which entered into a peace deal with Manila
Lomas-e could not say if some MILF members or other lawless
elements are involved in the conflict.
Efforts are on going to settle what appeared to be a
"rido" or clan war.
The three injured persons belong to one of the warring
groups. They were rushed to the hospital in nearby Pikit town in North Cotabato .
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