The AFP said not only did the military lose four accomplished intelligence operatives, but it also lost the trail of two suspected bombers in Jolo.
Gapay and other Army officials denied the police claim that the men had pointed their weapons at the policemen when they were shot in self-defense. They said as intelligence officers on a clandestine operation had to keep their guns hidden under the car seats to avoid being seen, especially in a place as volatile as Sulu.
Near the station, the group stopped their car and Indammog got off and was shot moments later. The other operatives were also shot dead. “He was very sad. What he said was he felt weak, extremely sad, and he wanted to go to the place where it took place, if possible, because he wanted to lift the morale of the soldiers because it seems the morale of our soldiers is low,” Roque said in an interview over ‘“Unang Hirit.”
Three of the nine are members of the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit, namely, Police Staff Sergeant Almudzrin Hadjaruddin, and Patrolmen Alkajal Mandangan and Rajiv Putalan.
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