ZAMBOANGA CITY: A grandson of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) commander Radullan Sahiron was killed in a pursuit operation launched by the military in Sulu on Saturday evening, a military official confirmed on Sunday.

Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, commander of the 11th Infantry Division in Sulu, said the terrorist — Darwin Sahiron, alias Vikram — was killed late Saturday after a running gun battle with soldiers in Talipao town’s Bilaan village, Talipao, Sulu.

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