ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two marine soldiers guarding a Catholic church were killed and three civilians wounded in a daring broad daylight attack by a lone man in the southern Philippines, police said Friday.

Police said the unidentified man managed to sneak Thirsday inside the compound of the Mount Carmel Cathedral Parish in downtown Jolo and grabbed the M16 rifle of the guard and shot him several times.

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