PAGADIAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Apr. 28, 2013) – Unidentified gunmen killed an army intelligence specialist and wounded his companion in an attack Sunday in the restive province of Basilan in southern Philippines, officials said.
Officials said the two soldiers – who belong to the 32nd Infantry Battalion – were shot in the village called Ubit in Lamitan City. The wounded soldier remains in critical condition.
“The attack killed one of our soldiers,” said Brig. Gen. Daniel Lucero, commander of the 1st Infantry Division.
The military did not release the names of the victims, saying their families have not been informed about the attack.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Abu Sayyaf is actively operating in Basilan, one of five provinces under the Muslim autonomous region in Mindanao. (Mindanao Examiner)
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