At least 11 armed followers of detained Muslim leader Nur Misuari and two soldiers were killed in a clash in the southern Philippine island of Jolo, the military said today.
Field reports reaching the military southern command here said around 40 Misuari followers from the Moro National Liberation Front attacked patrolling members of the Marine Batallion Landing Troop in the town of Luuk, triggering six hours of fighting yesterday.
Eleven Misuari followers and two soldiers died, the report said.
Members of the Muslim Abu Sayyaf group were seen backing up the Misuari followers, it added.
Misuari is currently in Malaysian detention for a failed revolt he allegedly instigated in Jolo and nearby Zamboanga city last month in which scores of people were killed.
AFP