Three RP soldiers slain in ambush

Three RP soldiers slain in ambush

COTABATO, Philippines (AFP): Suspected Muslim separatist
guerrillas ambushed a military truck in the southern Philippines
early Thursday, killing three soldiers and wounding six others,
an army spokesman said.

Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) were suspected to be
behind the ambush near the town of Barira on Mindanao island,
said Major Julieto Ando.

The 12,500-member MILF signed a cease-fire with Manila earlier
this month and is holding talks with the government for a
political settlement to its 23-year rebellion.

MILF spokesman Eid Kabalu denied the guerrilla group was
responsible.

"It could be a third group" or a party trying to sabotage
peace talks, he told local radio.