ZAMBOANGA CITY – At least seven Abu Sayyaf fighters were killed following a sea chase that erupted in a gun battle early Tuesday off the southern Filipino province of Sulu, security officials said.
“All seven Abu Sayyaf were killed in the clash. Retrieval operations are going on. The bodies sunk, the motor boat sunk, but we have combat divers in the area,” said Maj. Gen. William Gonzales, commander of the anti-terror Joint Task Force Sulu.
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