Sulu clan clash leaves 4 dead, 6 others wounded

From the Manila Times (Mar 4): Sulu clan clash leaves 4 dead, 6 others wounded

AT least four people including a policeman were killed and six others were wounded after fighting broke out between two clans in a remote village in Sulu province over the weekend, police reports said on Monday.

Belated reports at Camp Crame said that the fighting of the groups of Makintan Juraim and Hadjiron Saribon erupted over the weekend at Barangay Lahing-Lahing, Omar, Sulu.

The reports said that the four fatalities were identified as Bebilyn Sayah; a certain Dad and Madul and Police Officer 1 Allad Lalihasan Sahi, assigned with Panglima Estino to the police station in the province.

Those wounded include Abdu Sahibad; Mudar Kalil; Alkisar Hamsani; Nonjin Janna; Jinga Durang and Ritz Ammad, all of whom were brought to a nearby hospital, the reports said.

The reports said that the fighting between the two groups broke out stemming from political and personnel grudge between the two groups’ leaders, the reports said. Elements of the Omar Municipal Police station are still investigating the said incident.

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