MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Heavily armed men opened fire on an army patrol near a sprawling university in the southern Philippines and attacked two nearby military outposts, killing three soldiers and a child in what appeared to be coordinated assaults, military officials said Thursday.
About a dozen soldiers were traveling on a truck near Mindanao State University in predominantly Muslim Marawi city late Wednesday when around 15 gunmen raked the patrolling troops with rifle fire. The soldiers returned fire and wounded several of the attackers, who fled after a 30-minute gunbattle, army Col. Daniel Lucero said.
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