Brig. Gen. Samuel Rodriguez, Bangsamoro police director, said Staff Sergeant Elenel Pido, a member of the Special Action Force, was hit in the opening salvo of gunfire as the law enforcers, backed by two armored personnel carriers, approached the Talusan compound along the national highway.
The wounded policemen were identified as Police Capt. Ronillo R. Daligdig Jr., Corporals John Rey Aquino and Gyvard Bando, and Patrolman Cayl Jun Gonzales of the police’s 4th Special Action Force Battalion. Among those slain in the Talusan compound were two other datus, identified as Abdullah Kato Talusan and Bembi Talusan.
A police officer told a local radio new program that “the close-quarter battle occurred in the middle of civilian homes” and the clash caused panic among residents who were trapped in the neighborhood as the fighting raged.Civilians who were trapped since dawn after the area was declared safe by authorities and civilians were allowed to come out of their homes.
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