TROOPS from the Philippine Army’s 602nd Infantry Brigade (IB) shot dead a fugitive bomber belonging to the outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) during a firefight on Monday in Matalam, North Cotabato.

Col. Manolo Samarita, 602nd IB commander, identified the slain suspect as Mohammad Nur Hassan alias Commander Bulao and Kamarudin Sulayman, who was among 48 prisoners in Cotabato rescued by members of the Khilafah Islamiyah Movement (KIM) during a jailbreak in 2007.

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