ZAMBOANGA CITY: Government soldiers killed at least two Abu Sayyaf rebels in a fierce gun battle on Sunday in the restive province of Basilan in the Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines, officials said.

Army Lt. Col. Harold Cabunoc, a spokesman for the Philippine military, said the fighting—that lasted seven hours—also wounded six soldiers and at least two rebels. He said five civilians were also shot and wounded by rebels as they flee from pursuing soldiers in the village of Kuhon in Al-Barka town.

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