Philippine Troops Kill Suspected Bomber, Capture Another

Philippine Troops Kill Suspected Bomber, Capture Another
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MANILA, Philippines—Philippine troops killed a suspected terrorist and captured another in a brief gunbattle with rebels aligned with the ISIS terrorist group who are blamed for recent bombings in the south, military officials said Thursday.

Army troops and police clashed briefly with fighters of the Daulah Islamiyah group on Wednesday in M’lang town in Cotabato province while searching for the people behind recent bombings believed aimed at extorting money from bus companies and other businesses in the south, military officials said.