ILIGAN CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 17, 2008) – Unidentified gunmen ambushed a military convoy on Sunday and killing 7 people, including four soldiers in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Sur, officials said.
Officials said at least eight more soldiers and three government militias were wounded in the attack at around 8 a.m. in the town of Malundo. The attack ambush sparked a firefight between the attacks and soldiers, said Army Brig. Gen. Hilario Atendido, commander of a military task force.
“Four of our soldiers and three militias were killed and eleven others wounded in the ambush. We still do not know who was behind the attack,” he told the Mindanao Examiner, adding, armed rebels are active in the area.
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front and New People’s Army are known to operate in the area.
The motive of the attack was unknown, but the general said the soldiers were just distributing salaries of members of the paramilitary Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Units.
Last week, fierce fighting between MILF rebels and security forces broke out in North Cotabato province leaving dozens of people dead and wounded from both sides and more than 160,000 villagers displaced by clashes. (Mindanao Examiner)
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