MANILA: A wanted Abu Sayyaf terrorist was shot dead by the police in Parang, Sulu over the weekend.
Alal Jil Ismin Jupakkal, sought for a string of criminal cases, succumbed to multiple gunshot wounds in the shootout with the police, Philstar.com reported.
A team of police officers were out to serve a warrant for his arrest but instead were met by a brief but fiery exchange by Jupakkal and at least five accomplices at his hideout in in Barangay Guimba Lagasan.
In the ensuing firefight, Jupakkal was fatally wounded while his cohorts managed to flee the scene.
Brigadier General John Guyguyon, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region police director, said Jupakkal had standing arrest warrants for murder, extortion, drug trafficking and kidnapping.
Meanwhile a 60-year-old jeepney driver was injured after being shot by an unidentified suspect during a road rage incident in Las Piñas city on Sunday.
City police chief Colonel Jaime Santos said the driver, identified as Celso Sabater, remains in critical condition in the hospital.
Investigations revealed Sabater was in his jeep at an open parking lot in Las Piñas when he was confronted by a motorist who was not happy with the driver's behaviour.
A heated altercation ensued until the suspect punched Sabater. When the victim tried to get out of his vehicle, the suspect fired at Sabater before fleeing on a motorcycle.