The Philippines army and police reported the clash broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a remote village of Maguindanao del Sur province between members of a rebel group.
2,000 residents living around the village were forced to seek shelter at an evacuation centre or with other relatives to avoid stray bullets during the gunfight. / Photo: Reuters Archive
The Philippines army and police reported on Thursday that 14 died during the clash that broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a remote village of Maguindanao del Sur province between members of Moro Islamic Liberation Front - the country's largest rebel group. "Actually it was 18 and then one got hospitalised but died in the hospital," provincial rescue officer Tim Ambolodto said.
For decades Philippines has been plagued by violent insurgencies, including a separatist uprising that led to the deaths of 100,000 people.
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