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Five Abu Sayyaf members gunned down in police shootout
UPDATED 5.23PM | Five members of the Abu Sayyaf group were shot dead by the police in a shootout at a mangrove swamp area near Taman Sri Arjuna, Beaufort, yesterday morning.
Sabah police commissioner Hazani Ghazali said one of them was the sub-leader of the terrorist group, known as Mabar Binda, who was also wanted by the Philippine government.
He said three others were identified as Abhirsham Samsula@Samseed, Jurakhdam Binda and Alsimar Sukarno, aged between 20 and 40, while the identity...
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