April 11, 2017
BREAKING News: Philippine Gov't Troops nakasagupa ang mga Abu Sayyaf sa Inabanga, Bohol. 1 Sundalo ang patay at 1 Police ang sugatan. Patuloy parin ang bakbakan.
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa on Tuesday revealed the presence of suspected Abu Sayyaf group members in Inabanga, Bohol, hundreds of kilometers away from the bandits lair in Basilan province.
Dela Rosa said the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines have launched a joint operation against the Abu Sayyaf members.
He said that an ongoing gunbattle between the troops and the bandits was happening as of this posting. One soldier has been killed and a policeman has been wounded, he added.
"As of now may isang Army na patay at isang pulis at isang Army na wounded. Joint operation ng PNP at Philippine Army versus suspected Abu Sayyaf," he said.
He said the bandits are holed up in three houses in the area.
"So far hindi pa cleared ang area, naipit ang mga kalaban sa concrete na bahay. Nag-occupy sila ng tatlong bahay," he said.
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