PAGADIAN CITY (Mindanao Examiner / May 11, 2013) – Army soldiers shot and wounded a pro-government militia who stabbed dead his companion while guarding elections machines at a school in Zamboanga del Sur province in southern Philippines, officials said.
Officials said militia man Jhon Siay was shot while trying to flee from pursuing soldiers after he killed Alberto Cabiling during a heated argument.
Siay and Alberto were both part of a sentinel team sent to guard the Precinct Count Optical Scan machines in Lantian Elementary School in Labangan town.
Officials said Siay fled after the killing, but soldiers cornered him at a cemetery where he tried to shoot at the pursuing group. Brig. Gen. Daniel Lucero, commander of the 1st Infantry Division, said soldiers rushed the wounded militia to hospital. (Mindanao Examiner)
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