An Abu Sayyaf bomb expert died when the bomb he was carrying
accidentally exploded while evading pursuing government forces in the
hinterlands of Basilan.
Col. Cirilo Tomas Donato, Army’s 104th Infantry Brigade
commander, disclosed that the incident occurred shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday
in Barangay Mangalut, Akbar, Basilan province.
Donato identified the slain Abu Sayyaf bomb expert as
Mussana Jamiri, whose group the military forces had been pursuing in the
hinterlands of Basilan.
Jamiri is a first degree cousin of Basilan-based Abu Sayyaf
Group (ASG) leader Nurhassan Jamiri.
Donato said the group of Jamiri was fleeing towards the
boundary of Akbar town as the troops were closing in on them when the explosive
he was carrying exploded.
He said the group of Jamiri was involved in the clash on
Tuesday in Tuburan town that resulted to the death of three soldiers and a
militiaman.
He said Jamiri’s group ambushed the government troops on
Wednesday night in Barangay Parangbasak, Lamitan City
He said one soldier died while another was wounded during
the ambush. The soldiers belong to the Army’s 64th Infantry Battalion.
He said the mangled remains of Jamiri was turned over to the
family for proper disposition.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=917188
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