2 soldiers wounded in Basilan attack

Tipo-Tipo town
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ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Philippines — Two Army soldiers were wounded in an attack by an unidentified gunman in Tipo-Tipo town in this province on Monday afternoon.

Pfcs. Mark Antony Libo-on, 23, and Jomare Sadjail of the Army’s 45th Infantry Battalion were in a store in Barangay Tipo-Tipo Proper when they were shot.

Investigators recovered two bullet shells for a .45-caliber pistol at the scene of the attack.

Probers have yet to determine the motive for the shooting.

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