ZAMBOANGA CITY: Abu Sayyaf gunmen killed six Philippine Army soldiers and wounded four others in an ambush in the town of Sumisip, Basilan.

Officials said the soldiers were pursuing a band of militants when gunmen – mostly supporters and relatives of Abu Sayyaf fighters – ambushed them on Wednesday in Upper Cabengbeng village in Sumisip, the hometown of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Gov. Mujiv Hataman.

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