A RELIGIOUS leader was wounded by a stray bullet in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan. (Photo via Liza Jocson)
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A religious leader was wounded in the back by a stray bullet from an encounter between a lawless element and soldiers in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan on Sunday, March 22.
Brig. Gen. Frederick Sales, 1101st Brigade commander, said an armed motorist reached for his weapon as he approached a checkpoint manned by soldiers.
Soldiers fired and the victim, Fahmie Janang Salanang, who was inside a mosque, was wounded.
No casualties were reported among soldiers.