Five Abu Sayyaf members killed in shootout with Sabah police

By STEPHANIE LEE

Hazani (third from left) showing reporters the seized weapon and pictures of killed suspects.

KOTA KINABALU: Five suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members were shot dead by police at a squatter settlement at a mangrove swamp in Beaufort district, on Monday (May 17).

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hazani Ghazali said those killed were aged between 20 and 50.

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