ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two army soldiers were killed in an ambush Sunday by the members of the Abu Sayyaf Group in a remote village in Basilan province.

Military officers said the two soldiers, members of Army’s 64th Infantry Battalion (IB), were riding a motorcycle when the rebels ambushed them in Tumahubong village in Sumisip town, a known stronghold of the group blamed for the spate of attacks and ransom kidnappings in the region and nearby Zamboanga City.

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