An alleged member of the Abu Sayyaf facing charges for the 2000 Sipadan kidnapping was killed as he supposedly attempted to grab the gun of one of his escorts following his arrest in Tawi-Tawi province Monday, the military said.
Ustab Anji, who had been charged with 21 counts of kidnapping and serious illegal detention, was captured by local police and troops of Marine Battalion Landing Team-9 1 p.m. Monday in Barangay Magsagaw, Panglima Sugala town, Major Felimon Tan Jr., spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command, said.
A .45 caliber pistol and fragmentation grenade were seized from Anji, who has also been linked to more recent kidnappings of Indonesians and Malaysians.
“While heading towards Panglima-Sugala Municipal Police Station, Anji grabbed the firearm of an escort. The scuffle prompted the latter to fire at Anji which resulted in his instantaneous death,” Tan said.
Meanwhile, Tawi Tawi naval commander Colonel Custodio Parcon said more patrol craft had been deployed to the southern province to intercept and capture Abu Sayyaf fighters trying to flee an ongoing military campaign against them in Sulu and Basilan.
"They will be monitored and they will be neutralized ... Huwag na nilang subukang pumasok dito, madidisgrasya lang sila (They shouldn’t try coming here, they will meet disaster)," Parcon said.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/133449/suspect-in-sipadan-kidnapping-killed-trying-to-grab-escorts-gun-after-tawi-tawi-arrest
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