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Article: Gunmen kill 3 in seizing fishing boat.(Regional)
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- Manila Bulletin
- Article date:
- March 9, 2009
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Gunmen killed three people and allegedly abducted two others when they seized a light fishing boat off the island province of Basilan at dawn last Friday, a military official confirmed yesterday. Navy Commodore Alex Pama, chief of the Naval Forces South and concurrent commander of Joint Task Force Trillium, said the fishing boat is owned by the Century Fishing Corporation, adding that they are still conducting an investigation to determine if the incident was perpetrated by pirates, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), or suspected renegade members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). “We suspect so because of the proximity,” said Pama when asked ...
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