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A Philippine soldier opened fire on a prayer meeting at a military base today, killing five of his comrades before troops intervened and shot him dead, an army spokesman said.

The first explosion on Basilan island killed three bodyguards of local official Abdulbaki Ajibon and a fourth person, they said.

A Philippine soldier opened fire on a prayer meeting at a military base today, killing five of his comrades before troops intervened and shot him dead, an army spokesman said.

The first explosion on Basilan island killed three bodyguards of local official Abdulbaki Ajibon and a fourth person, they said.