ZAMBOANGA CITY: Six people were killed in fighting between security and rebel forces following a raid at a police station in Davao Oriental province in southern Philippines, officials said on Monday.

Officials said dozens of New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked the police station in Mati City late on Sunday, triggering a gun battle that killed one of the raiders and injured an officer.

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