The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced that the aircraft used during the friendly fire incident that resulted in the death of two soldiers in Marawi City would be grounded until after an investigation into the incident. “[The] FA50 will be pulled out until further investigation has been finished,” he told reporters. He added, however, that before the “friendly fire” incident, the aircraft unit obtained a “high successful” rate. Padilla said suspension of the aircraft would not lead to the grounding of other aircraft units, Padilla added. Col. Edgard Arevalo, chief of the AFP public affairs, said that an investigating team would investigate the incident, the second after one in May resulted in the deaths of 10 soldiers.

Source: Manila Times July 13, 2017 09:11 UTC