MANILA: An Abu Sayyaf sub-leader was killed after resisting arrest by joint security forces in Tawi-Tawi on Tuesday, Philippines military said.
Buchoy Hassan, also known as Black or Bocoi, was one of the wanted personalities in Malaysia for his involvement in the kidnap of Taiwanese national Chang An Wei at the Pom Pom Island Resort in Sabah in 2013, Western Mindanao Command spokesperson Captain Jo-Ann Petinglay said.
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