Soldier killed, 3 others injured in Marawi ambush

From InterAksyon (Jul 3): Soldier killed, 3 others injured in Marawi ambush

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

Maj. Filemon Tan, Jr., Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) spokesman, said 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 opened fire while the soldiers, who were aboard a truck and armored personnel carriers, were passing by.

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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