Police shot dead a gunman accused of taking part in the Maguindano massacre on the orders of a powerful clan after he resisted arrest, an official said on Monday.

Muktar Santo was allegedly involved in the November 2009 murder of 58 people in the strife-torn southern island of Mindanao and was shot dead along with two companions when security forces raided his hideout, local police chief Senior Supt. Rolen Balquin said.

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