Monday, March 05, 2007

3 Davao Gang Members Slain In Firefight With Cops

DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 05 Mar) – Police killed three members of a robbery gang in a shootout Monday in the southern Philippine port city of Davao, officials said Monday.

The fighting erupted after police foiled a robbery attempt at a branch of the Mercury drug store in the village of Bayabas in Toril district. A policeman was wounded in the firefight.

Police said the trio, members of the notorious Posadas Gang, attacked policemen who were responding on the robbery at around 9 a.m.

Two others escaped by motorcycle, police said. (Romy Bwaga)

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