5 Marines beheaded in Abu Sayyaf Sulu clash By Mario J. Mallari 07/30/2011

5 Marines beheaded in Abu Sayyaf Sulu clash

By Mario J. Mallari 07/30/2011
Five of the seven slain Marines, one of them a junior officer, in Sulu province were beheaded by the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group after an intense five-hour clash on the outskirts of Patikul town last Thursday.

Reliable military sources, who requested anonymity, said the bodies of the five Marines were recovered in the vicinities of the encounter site in Barangay Panglayaan Mungit with their heads mutilated.

The sources added the head of one of the recovered bodies was still missing at press time. One source said the five Marines were the ones who were initially reported missing.

“Apparently, they were pinned down by the terrorists,” the source said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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