ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government troops killed an Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandit in a clash on Friday that left four soldiers wounded in a remote town in Basilan. Officials said the fighting erupted after the bandits under Nawapi Abdulsaid attacked a group of soldiers in the village of Bohe Pahu in Ungkaya Pukan town. The wounded infantrymen were airlifted to Zamboanga City for emergency medical treatment. The Abu Sayyaf is still holding theVietnamese sailors they abducted off Basilan in November last year. Two other sailors – Hoang Thong and Hoang Va Hai – were beheaded in the village of Tumahubong, Sumisip town on Wednesday after their families failed to pay ransom.

Source: Manila Times July 07, 2017 12:45 UTC