From the Mindanao Examiner blog site (Jan 6): Top Abu Sayyaf leader escapes military assault in Southern Philippines
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A notorious Abu Sayyaf leader tagged as behind the spate of kidnappings and terrorism in the southern Philippines
Officials said Nurhassan Jamiri who was with 11 other gunmen escaped rocket attacks from a military helicopter on a sandbar at Kalang Sibubong just a kilometer away from the village of Bato-Bato
The rebels escaped on a motorized boat to a mangrove area in the neighboring village of Cambug
“We have alerted troops and government militia forces in Basilan about the group of Jamiri. They were told to stay alert and take precautionary measures to pre-empt hostile enemy plans,” Somera told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
He said there were no casualties in the military operation, but the Mindanao Human Rights Action Center
The Mindanao Human Rights Action Center said the two victims were part of an Arabic school picnic organized by their teachers. “The victims sustained various injuries to their bodies. They were taken to St. Peter Hospital in Lamitan City
“The picnic was composed of students and teachers as well as parents. There were 70 persons who joined the picnic, as well as other civilians who were also in the beach but not part of the school excursion. According to the parents of the students, their children were traumatized by the incident. Witnesses estimated that the air strike lasted for about 30 minutes and that the shells fell around 30 meter from them,” the report said.
A government official of Lamitan, who also volunteers for the Mindanao Human Rights Action Center
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