Soldier dies, 3 others injured in ambush; pursuit operations launched

From the Philippine News Agency (Jul 2): Soldier dies, 3 others injured in ambush; pursuit operations launched
 

Troops were deployed to pursue a group of gunmen behind the ambush early Saturday that resulted in the death of a soldier and injured three others in Marawi City.

Maj. Filemon Tan, Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesman, disclosed the ambush took place around 3:30 a.m. Saturday in Barangay Buadi Sacayo, Marawi City.

Tan said the soldiers of the Bravo Company and Scout Platoon of the Army’s 65th Infantry Battalion and 51st Mechanized Company were traveling to the headquarters of the 103rd Infantry Brigade when ambushed by at least 10 gunmen.

Tan said the gunmen set off an improvised bomb and open fire while the soldiers, who were aboard a truck and armored personnel carriers, were passing the place.

He said the troops returned fire that triggered a 20-minute firefight after which the ambushers fled to different directions.

Tan did not release the identities of both the slain and wounded soldiers.

He said troops were tracking down the ambushers as of press time.

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