Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, June 14) — Authorities have launched pursuit operations against two unidentified armed men who attacked the Parang town police station in Sulu on Saturday, leaving two police officers dead and two others wounded.
A report from the Regional Police Office of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao noted that the incident happened at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Joint elements from the Sulu Police provincial forces led by Colonel Michael Bayawan arrived on the scene an hour after, but the suspects had managed to flee towards Indanan town.
Killed were Patrolman Arjun Putalan and Corporal Mudar Salamat. They were both declared dead upon arrival at the Parang Municipal Hospital.
Meanwhile, Executive Master Sergeant Hamid Saribbon and Staff Master Sergeant Harold Nieva, who were wounded in action, were rushed to the same hospital for treatment of their injuries.
The identity of the suspects are still being established.
