THREE members of the Abu Sayyaf Group and a soldier were killed while 10 others were wounded when government troops overran the group’s bomb factory on Thursday in Basilan, a military official said on Friday.
Rear Admiral Reynaldo Yoma, commander, of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Joint Task Force Zambasulta (Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi) said troops under Joint Task Group Basilan encountered more or less 25 ASG men led by Ustadz Abbas Alam together with Malaysian jihadist Moham-mad Najib alias Abu Anas/Abraham in Sitio Project, Barangay Tuburan Proper on Thursday.
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