WOUNDED.....Two Malaysian enforcement wounded warded to Lahad Datu Hospital. Picture by Aris Arapa
By : JAY RUIZ
MANILA - The spokesman of
the sultanate of Sulu claimed 10 people were killed and 4 others were wounded
in the firefight between Malaysian forces and the group of Raja Muda Agbimuddin
Kiram in Sabah, Malaysia Friday.
Spokesman Abraham Idjirani
said he had just talked to Kiram who confirmed that 10 of his men were killed
while 4 others were wounded in the shooting incident Friday.
The report runs counter to
information from the Malaysian ambassador to the Philippines who said there
were no fatalities in the shooting.
"Ang sabi natin 'Your
Highness, meron ba tayong casualties?' Ang sabi niya 'Meron.' Ilan ang martyrs?
Sabi niya 'Sampu.' Ilan ang wounded? Sabi niya 'Apat.' May babae ba? Sabi niya
'yes...one of the fallen together with his wife,'" he said.
Idjirani appealed to the
Malaysian government to stop the attack, saying Kiram's men were armed only
with bolos and knives and only a few had guns.
He claimed Malaysian police
commandos were using snipers to get at Kiram's men.
Kiram and more than 200
followers have been holed up in Lahad Datu, Sabah for the past 3 weeks to
revive the sultanate of Sulu's claim over Sabah. The sultanate of Sulu is
citing historical accounts as basis for its claim.
The sultanate wants that a
formal agreement recognizing their Sabah claim, brokered by Manila, be reached
with Kuala Lumpur.
Manila, however, said the
sultanate's condition is unacceptable.
It even warned members of
the sultanate of possible criminal charges as a result of their decision to
enter a foreign territory while bearing firearms. (ABS-CBNnews.com)
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