COTABATO CITY – Suspected rebels ambushed a police patrol, detonating a roadside bomb and then attacked lawmen with automatic weapons, injuring at least 2 in southern Philippines, the military said Saturday.
The attack late Friday sparked a 45-minute firefight in the town of Guindulungan in Maguindanao province in the volatile Muslim autonomous region. The fighting only stopped after the gunmen fled for fear the clashes would attract more government reinforcement.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the latest attack on security forces, but the military suspected that the ambush was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters who have been battling troops in the region since last month.
It was unknown whether any of the ambushers were killed or injured. (Mindanao Examiner)
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