MANILA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Twelve government soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in a firefight with Abu Sayyaf militants in Sulu Province of southern Philippines Monday afternoon, according to military.
Maj. Filemon Tan, spokesman of the military's Western Mindanao Command, said the latest fighting broke out at around 4:30 pm involving troops from the Army's 35th Infantry Battalion in Patikul town.
Tan said the fighting lasted until around 6 p.m.
He said the clash left undetermined number of casualties on the militants' side.
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