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Associated Press in Manila

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III has called on members and followers of a Muslim royal clan who occupied a village in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah, saying it is their ancestral homeland, to surrender to avoid further bloodshed.
Aquino said on Saturday in a message to the group led by a brother of Sultan Jamalul Kiram III of the southern Philippine province of Sulu that they should “surrender now without conditions”.

Twelve Filipinos and two Malaysian police commandos died in a clash on Friday between Malaysian police commandos and about 200 members of the clan led by Agbimuddin Kiram.
There was no immediate comment from the Kiram family.
A Kiram spokesman says the Sultan’s brother was not hurt in the clash. The Kiram group entered the Malaysian village three weeks ago.



 Aquino urges Filipinos in Sabah to surrender

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. Photo: AFP

Sultan Jamalul Kiram III. Photo: EPA

Filipino Muslims during a rally supporting the Sabah territorial claim. Photo: EPA 

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