ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two members of the extremist Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in a gun battle with security forces in the restive province of Maguindanao, officials said Monday.

The officials said policemen, backed by soldiers, were trying to serve an arrest warrant over the weekend when the rebels attacked them sparking a firefight that killed Raul Angkay and his companion, Edz Dalending, in their hideout in Shariff Aguak town.

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