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AFP starts probe to identify MILF members in Basilan ambush
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has started to gather details to identify perpetrators in an ambush that killed two soldiers and injured 12 others in Sumisip, Basilan.
Brig. Gen. Alvin Luzon, commander of the 101st Infantry Brigade, confirmed coordination with the Basilan Provincial Police Office for joint efforts in filing cases.
Possible charges include murder, frustrated murder, homicide, arson, and gun ban violation.
Social media posts helped identify some attackers as members of the 114th MILF Base Command, allegedly led by Najal Buena and Oman Hajal Jalis.
MILF-CCCH Basilan Head Hadji Samad Ahadin emphasized that the MILF leadership does not tolerate such acts and that those responsible must be held liable.
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