Troops from Joint Task Group Sulu, a focused military
operation, have recovered several Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) firearms and other
equipment in Patikul town, Sulu province on Wednesday afternoon.
Seized were an M-14 automatic rifle and a magazine
containing 19 rounds; an empty M-16 magazine; three ICOM VHF transceivers; a
bandolier, one pair of binoculars, and a laser red dot (vertical hand grip) for
a M-4 rifle.
Brig. Gen. Alan Arrojado, Joint Task Group Sulu commander,
said the capture of these items took place at 1:30 p.m. while his men were
conducting operations against ASG bandits at Sitio Tambang, Barangay Timpook,
Patikul.
In the same operation, an undetermined number of the bandits
were killed and wounded.
No losses were reported among government troops. Pursuit
operations are still ongoing.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=844022
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