ZAMBOANGA CITY – Seven members of the 21st Infantry Battalion were wounded in a clash with suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits in Patikul, Sulu, on Monday, the military said. ADVERTISEMENTThe two police officers, detailed at the Western Mindanao Police Office in Zamboanga City, were in Patikul to visit friends. “Other forces nearby reinforced the engaged troops and pursue the withdrawing Abu Sayyaf. He said the military believed that a number of bandits were either wounded or killed. The bandits still hold 14 kidnap victims in Sulu.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 07, 2018 05:15 UTC