Suspected Egyptian terrorist, two local militants killed in Philippines

In this undated file photo, Abu Sayyaf spokesman Abu Sabaya (right foreground), is seen with his band of armed extremists. A suspected Egyptian terrorist and two Filipino Islamist militants were killed in a firefight with government troops in the southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday.. - AP

MANILA, April 17 (dpa): A suspected Egyptian terrorist and two Filipino Islamist militants were killed in a firefight with government troops in the southern Philippines, the military said on Saturday.

Soldiers were conducting a security operation in the village of Igasan in Patikul town on Jolo island, 1,000 kilometres south of Manila, when they clashed with a group of militants on Friday night.