ZAMBOANGA CITY – Security forces killed a suspected criminal and arrested 2 others in an operation Tuesday in Tawi-Tawi province in southern Philippines, officials said.
Army Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan Jr, chief of the Western Mindanao Command, said policemen, backed by soldiers, were trying to arrest four people in Panglima Sugala town, but one of them Sabri Umbing was armed with an M14 rifle and attacked security forces, sparking a firefight that eventually killed him.
“Sabri Umbing, one of the four targets, resisted arrest and fired upon the government forces which forced the latter to retaliate. Umbing was wounded and was immediately evacuated to the nearest hospital but was declared dead on arrival by the attending physician,” he said.
Vinluan said soldiers and policemen captured Suraidi Umbing and Arasad Mukin, but Ilol Umbing managed to escape and left behind one AK-47 assault rifle and ammunition.
He said another AK-47 and an M1 rifle,
and ammunition were also seized from Umbing and Mukin, who are facing a string
of criminal cases in Tawi-Tawi. He commended the Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi
headed by Brig. Gen. Arturo Rojas and the police force for the successful
operation. (Mindanao Examiner)
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