3 more Abu Sayyaf men killed on resort island

MANILA: Soldiers have killed three more Islamic State-linked militants on a resort island where they were hiding after a failed attempt to kidnap tourists, a military spokesman said yesterday.

The militants, from the Abu Sayyaf group, were killed in a clash on Saturday on Bohol island, a considerable distance to the north of their strongholds in the far south of the predominantly Christian country.

Two or three of them were still at large, said military public affairs office chief Colonel Edgard Arevalo.

“We have reports indicating that they were wounded and running out of supplies.”

A group of about 10 militants infiltrated Bohol this month.

Western countries have issued travel warnings about visiting the island.

Six of them were killed in a clash on April 11 and one last week.

Among those killed was their leader, who had been involved in