ZAMBOANGA CITY: The local police chief has been sacked on Wednesday following a deadly rebel attack and fighting that had dragged on for three weeks that killed and wounded over 400 people.

Senior Supt. Jose Chiquito Malayo, who previously headed the regional police intelligence, served barely a month as police chief when Moro National Liberation Front rebels launched simultaneous attacks on September 9.

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