ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police and military have tightened security in Sulu’s Maimbung town following a deadly clash between two warring groups that left at least a dozen casualties.
Military reports said the fighting erupted late last week between the groups of Mudjasan Pando, the town’s vice mayor; and Imal Matarol in Bualo Lipid. Two people were slain and at least 3 more wounded from both sides, but 7 civilians had been injured in the clashes between the two groups.
It said those killed and wounded on Pando’s side were mostly former Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels. It was unclear whether the MNLF members were working for Pando or not.
Other MNLF members in the village were ordered to leave the area and settled in Indanan town. The military did not say what triggered the fighting or whether it was political or not. (Mindanao Examiner)
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