Four, including two alleged terrorists, killed in Parañaque

June 26, 2020

Four people, including a couple who were allegedly members of Dawlah Islamiya (DI), were killed in an encounter with police in Parañaque City early Friday morning.

The Parañaque City Police Station said elements from police and military are conducting implementation of search warrant against the couple, Bensaudi and Merhama Abdul Sawari, for illegal firearms and ammunition in their house located at Better Living, Barangay Don Bosco  around 12:26 am when the suspects fired at them.

An encounter ensued in the area which resulted in the death of the couple and two others.

The couple were also suspected to be members of the Abu Sayyaf while it is still being determined if the two others belong to terrorist groups.

A police officer was also injured.

Authorities said Merhama Abdul Sawari was the recipient of money remittance from Indonesian Islamic State East Asia (ISEA) facilitator Yoga Fabrianto alias Suhari who was arrested in Sabah, Malaysia last June 2019.

Recovered from the suspects were explosive materials, guns, grenades, and ISIS flags. Ella Dionisio/DMS