MANILA: A leader of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group tagged in the abduction of two Malaysians from Sandakan in Malaysia's Sabah state was killed on Wednesday evening, the Philippine military has reported.
Mindas Muktadil (pic) was killed during a shootout with security officials at a street in Jolo province, an Abu Sayyaf stronghold 1,400km south of the capital Manila, according to a spot report filed by Colonel Alan Arrojado of Joint Task Group Sulu.
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