Dozens of police commandos killed in Philippine gunbattle

Bangkok: More than 30 Philippines police commandos have been killed trying to capture South-east Asia's top Islamist terrorist, who was involved in planning the 2002 Bali bombings. Malaysian-born Zulkifli Abdhir, one of the US's most wanted persons ...

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Local Filipino officials said as many as 27 police personnel and five rebels were killed during the 12-hour battle. Government and rebel intermediaries later held talks to prevent a further escalation. The reported toll would make it the ...

AFP MANILA--Philippine security forces and a Muslim rebel group said Sunday they had clashed in the country's south with an unspecified number of casualties, in violence rarely seen since the signing of a peace treaty. Police commandos and Moro ...

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Philippines-police-rebellion Contributed by NAMPA / AFP. 30 Philippine police feared dead after clash with rebels =(Picture)= MANILA, Philippines, Jan 26, 2015 (AFP) - Thirty police commandoes were feared dead after Philippine security ...

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The ongoing $100-$150 million refinery upgrade of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp south of the capital has been affected by the port congestion triggered by a truck ban imposed by Manila in February last year, the Philippine Star reported, citing an ...