One soldier killed and seven others wounded in ambush in southern Philippines

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MANILA (Xinhua): Armed men ambushed a convoy of a local government official in the southern Philippines, killing a soldier and wounding seven others and a police officer, a military spokesperson said on Sunday.

Army Major Andrew Linao of the military's Western Mindanao Command said the local official was not injured in the attack on Saturday in Basilan, an island province in the south.

Linao said around 10 armed men launched the ambush. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. - Xinhua