Five persons were wounded in a foiled attempt by armed men to abduct a lady doctor in Sulu Friday afternoon. Authorities said among those wounded were two soldiers, one policeman, a civilian, and the lady doctor identified as Marian Lao. Police identified the other victims as Marine Cpl. Omar F. Somcio, Marine PFC Marlon M. Banayag, SPO4 Tubadjir Mandangan, and Radem Maman, 23. Investigation showed the incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. on Scott Road, Barangay San Raymundo, Jolo town in Sulu. Maj. Filemon Tan, spokesman, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom), said two armed men shot Lao and her two security escorts. Logo photo courtesy of Wikipedia Mandangan, who was then on the other side of the road, heard the gunshots and responded to the scene but was also shot by the suspects. Maman, 23, a civilian, was reported hit in the crossfire as he was [...]
