AFP, PNP probe fatal misencounter in Basilan By Mario J. Mallari and Gina Elorde 05/21/2010

AFP, PNP probe fatal misencounter in Basilan

By Mario J. Mallari and Gina Elorde 05/21/2010 The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) are jointly investigating a mis-encounter between police and militiamen under the operational control of the Marines where two policemen and two militiamen in the island province of Basilan on Wednesday. Basilan Provincial Police Office Director, Senior Supt. Antonio Mendoza said around 5 p.m. Wednesday, he and his men were checking on the presence of wanted persons in the outskirts of Barangay Bacung in Sumisip town when they chanced upon a group of armed men whom they did not know were members of the Citizens Armed Geographic Unit under the control of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-7. He said they called out to the group, which was startled and started shooting at them, triggering a firefight.  The gun battle lasted more or less three hours in which a member of the Police Special Action Force, a member of the 1519th Police Provincial Mobile Group and two militiamen were killed. The fatalities were identified as Senior Police Officer 1 Abdurajik Haji, PO1 Charlie Arsenal and militiamen Adduji Kawilil and Alex Munal.... MORE   Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20100521nat2.html

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