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1 dead, scores hurt in Zamboanga clash Sep 9th 2013, 00:26 MANILA, Philippines – A Philippine navy patrol clashed early Monday with suspected Muslim rebels aboard several boats off southern Zamboanga city in a fierce clash that killed one naval special forces member and wounded several others, military officials said. The navy men clashed with about 100 suspected Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) rebels, who were on board a large motorboat and eight smaller vessels off Rio Hondo, a crowded Muslim community in the port city of Zamboanga, military spokesman Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala said. The pre-dawn clash later spilled into Rio Hondo as people slept, prompting scores of residents to flee, Zagala said. Reinforcement troops and police have... Keep on reading: 1 dead, scores hurt in Zamboanga clash Media files: zamboanga-city-map.jpg (image/jpeg)

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