Snipers kill 2 soldiers in Zamboanga

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ZAMBOANGA CITY - Two more soldiers were killed while two others were wounded in a gunbattle between government troops and Moro National Liberation Front fighters in Zamboanga City Tuesday. Armed Forces public affairs chief Ramon Zagala said the soldiers were killed in action by snipers of the MNLF-Misuari group. This brings the total number of fatalities on the government's side to 11 soldiers and 3 policemen. Meanwhile, 81 members of the Misuari group have been killed by government troops. Zagala denied reinforcements are coming in for the Misuari group. He said the Misuari group seemed to be running out of ammunition. Mornings@ANC, September 18, 2013