MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday
said 2 Malaysian police officers were killed and one wounded after being shot
at by followers of Datu Raja Muda Agbimuddin in Sabah, Malaysia.
"Malaysian authorities, particularly the Malaysian
police, are now pursuing the group. Two were killed and 1 wounded from the
Malaysian police after their vehicle(s) were fired upon by the Kiram group. The
ambassador said the standoff is now over," Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul
Hernandez said in a statement.
Hernandez said the DFA is still validating a report from the
group of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III that 10 followers of Raja Muda were killed
while 4 others were wounded in the shooting.
"What we have from the Malaysian ambassador is that 10
men of the Kirams surrendered and 1 owner of the house where Kiram stayed was
killed. From the Malaysian authorities, 2 were killed and 1 was wounded after
the Malaysian police vehicle was fired upon by the Kiram group," he said.
Two of Kiram's men also escaped and ran towards the sea,
according to the Malaysian ambassador. Hernandez said they have no information
if those who left Kiram's group were able to escape.
He said Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario asked
the Malaysian ambassador to the Philippines for a full briefing of the
operations conducted by Malaysian forces in Lahad Datu.
He said del Rosario submitted a note verbale to the
ambassador, asking for full access to Raja Muda's group so that the Philippine
government could give medical treatment to the wounded and provide consular
assistance to the rest of the group
"Secretary del Rosario also requested clearance for the
Philippine Navy ship AT-296 BRP Tagbanua to proceed to Lahad Datu to enable
Philippine medical personnel abroad to attend to the wounded and ferry them and
the remaining members of the group back to their respective homes and
families," he said.
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