3 killed, 3 wounded in Zamboanga City clash 

November 23, 2018

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Three people, including an alleged member of the Abu Sayyaf,  were killed while three others wounded in a clash with troops in an island barangay here, an official said Friday.

Col. Leonel Nicolas of the Joint Task Force Zamboanga, said the clash happened shortly after 5 a.m. Friday in Sitio Logpond, Barangay Limaong, 83 kilometers east of City Hall.

Nicolas said the troops from the Marine Battalion Landing Team-11 (MBLT-11) were checking on the reported presence of a group of armed men when they clashed with the Abu Sayyaf.

Nicolas said the 10-minute firefight resulted in the death of an Abu Sayyaf and two civilians--a seven year-old child and a woman--who were caught in the crossfire.

He said the slain Abu Sayyaf  is a certain Abu Nibra, a known follower of the slain Basilan-based ASG leader Isnilon Hapilon and Abdullah Indanan. Strong>DMS