From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 29): Troops kill 2 ASG men off shore of Zamboanga City
Combined police and military operatives have killed two suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members in a shootout off shore east of this city.
Chief Insp. Chester Natividad, city police station 3 chief, identified the slain suspects as Amsarin Bandahala and his brother, Mubin, both alleged ASG members based in this city.
They were killed in a shootout around 12:45 p.m. Monday at the sea waters of Barangay Bolong, some 32 kilometers east of the city proper.
Natividad on Tuesday disclosed the joint police and military operatives were conducting maritime patrol when they sighted the suspects aboard on a motorized banca.
Natividad said the suspects were extorting money from small scale fishermen in the sea water of Bolong, which is a known fishing ground.
He said the suspects opened fire which prompted the troops to return fire triggering a shootout when the troops confronted them.
He said the troops have recovered from the slain brigands’ possession a caliber .45 pistol with ammunition, a fragmentation grenade, PhP 5,500 cash believed to have been extorted from fishermen, two plastic sachets of shabu, and prohibited drug paraphernalia.
He said they conduct regular seaborne patrol to ensure the protection of small scale fishermen from lawless elements in the fishing ground of Bolong, this city.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=944177
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