At least five people were killed in a firefight in Sulu between law enforcers and a private armed group working for a former vice mayor, police in the town of Maimbung said on Sunday.
In a report, the Philippine National Police said that a member of the elite Special Action Force was one of the five people killed, while 14 others from their side were injured, including a soldier.
The PNP said that the operation was supposed to serve a warrant of arrest for the crime of murder and carry out a search warrant against former vice mayor Pando Mudjasan and his associates.PNP chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda praised the “valor and dedication” of those who joined the operation. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said that 6,284 residents or 1,244 families from Maimbung have evacuated due to the firefight last Saturday.
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