BASILAN (Mindanao Examiner / 24 Feb) – A Filipino soldier was killed in an attack on the island of Basilan, south of Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, the military said Saturday.
The military said the soldier, assigned with the Philippine Marines, was shot by motorcycle gunmen in Lamitan town.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the soldier was new on the island and part of a marine contingent that replaced the army forces early this month.
Abu Sayyaf militants are still hiding in Basilan, although their numbers have dwindled in the past years and many of them fled to nearby Jolo island to evade government operation.
Aside from the Abu Sayyaf, the larger Moro Islamic Liberation Front and criminal gangs operate are active in Basilan.
The military did not release the name of the soldier, but other reports identified the victim as Corporal Rodel Algaba. (Mindanao Examiner)
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There goes that pesky motorcycle again. Where are all this motocycle comming from. To trace the motorcycle is the key to solve these killings. We need expert forensic scientists to track these motorcycles.
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