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| Philippines soldiers killed in 'friendly fire' air strike in Marawi | Philippines soldiers killed in 'friendly fire' air strike in Marawi |
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| Ten soldiers have been killed by a government air strike in the embattled city of Marawi in the Philippines. | |
| Eight soldiers were also wounded in the "friendly fire" incident on Wednesday, said defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana, expressing remorse. | Eight soldiers were also wounded in the "friendly fire" incident on Wednesday, said defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana, expressing remorse. |
| Over the last week militants allied to the so-called Islamic State have engaged in street battles with the army leaving more than 100 people dead. | Over the last week militants allied to the so-called Islamic State have engaged in street battles with the army leaving more than 100 people dead. |
| It was sparked by the attempted capture of a top militant leader by the army. | It was sparked by the attempted capture of a top militant leader by the army. |
| "Yesterday we had a tragedy that involved our troops. A group of our military, Army men were hit by our own airstrike. We lost men, 10 killed and 8 wounded," Mr Lorenzana told reporters. | |
| President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law on southern Mindanao island last week where Marawi city is located. | |
| The Philippines military has since been using armed forces and helicopter airstrikes to try and drive the militants out of the city. |