ZAMBOANGA CITY – Abu Sayyaf gunmen killed six army soldiers and wounded 4 others in an ambush in Basilan, one of five provinces under the restive Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines, officials said Thursday.
Officials said the soldiers were pursuing a band of militants when gunmen -- mostly supporters and relatives of Abu Sayyaf fighters – ambushed them on Wednesday in Upper Cabengbeng village in Sumisip, hometown of Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao Governor Mujiv Hataman.
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