Two soldiers died when a government air strike went awry on Wednesday, hitting troops instead of Maute members in Marawi City, military officials said.

Col. Edgard Arevalo, chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ public affairs office, said the incident will be investigated to determine why the bomb missed its target.

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