MANILA: A group of birdwatchers from Britain, Denmark and Australia narrowly avoided getting caught in a gun battle between the Philippines military and insurgents that left their guide wounded, officials said.
Three Britons, three Danes and an Australian were visiting the Mount Kitanglad natural park in the southern island of Mindanao on Friday when the fighting broke out between soldiers and communist insurgents, a spokesman said.
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