Abu Sayyaf member killed, scores wounded as firefight erupts in Sulu

From InterAksyon (Apr 2): Abu Sayyaf member killed, scores wounded as firefight erupts in Sulu

Marines killed a member of the notorious Abu Sayyaf Group when firefight erupted Thursday afternoon in Sitio Poncho Kan Sahiron, Barangay Danag, Patikul, Sulu, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesman Brigadier General Joselito Kakilala said.

As of posting, he said firefight was still ongoing, which started around 4 p.m.

A platoon led by a certain First Lieutenant Pagulayan of the 22nd Marine Company of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 2 (MBLT2) encountered more or less 80 Abu Sayyaf bandits led by their sub-commander Hairulah Asbang.

“We’ve no casualty on the Marine side. Our soldiers killed and recovered the body of the bandits. The bandits were withdrawing with them their wounded,” Kakilala said.

Also recovered from the dead bandit was a Baby Armalite, an M16 rifle, and a link ammo of a light machine gun.

MBLT2 commander Lt. Col. Hernani Abayon Jr. deployed more troops to pursue the bandits.

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