From the Philippine Star (Jan 6): Troops kill 13 suspects in clash
Officials say army troops and police have killed 13 suspected criminals in a
fierce gunbattle that also wounded a police officer in a coastal town southeast
of Manila.
Army Lt. Col. Monico Abang says the gunmen aboard two black SUVs opened fire
on about 50 police and army special forces troops when they were flagged down
Sunday afternoon at a highway checkpoint in Atimonan town in Quezon province,
sparking the firefight. Abang, who led the army troops, tells The Associated Press that gunmen from a
third van also opened fire but managed to turn around and escape. Quezon provincial police chief Valeriano de Leon says 11 gunmen died in the
scene of the clash. Two others died while being brought to a hospital.
http://www.philstar.com/breaking-news/2013/01/06/893977/troops-kill-13-suspects-clash
Other reports indicate that at least ten M-14 rifles and one M-16 were recovered at the scene. Quite an armory for a civilian "criminal gang."
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