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4 soldiers dead, 10 hurt in Sayyaf raid

The Philippine Star
August 31, 2008 | 12:00am

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four soldiers were killed and 10 others wounded yesterday when suspected Abu Sayyaf extremists attacked a Marine camp in a village in Sulu, a military official said.

The attack sparked a brief firefight, which also left an undetermined number of attackers either killed or wounded, according to Maj. Eugene Batara Jr., spokesman for the Western Mindanao Command.

The suspected militants attacked the headquarters of the Marine Battalion Landing Team 11 in Barangay Bon-bon in Patikul, Sulu with a barrage of mortars and assault weapons at around 6:50 a.m. yesterday.   – Roel Pareño

ABU SAYYAF

ATTACKED

BARANGAY BON

BON

EUGENE BATARA JR.

KILLED

MAJ

MARINE BATTALION LANDING TEAM

PATIKUL

ROEL PARE

WESTERN MINDANAO COMMAND
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