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Three drug suspects killed in shootout in southern Philippines

Sahil Nagpal 13 December 2008

Manila - Three drug suspects were killed in a shootout with police officers in a southern Philippine town, a police report said Saturday.

The report said three police officers were also wounded in the shootout late Friday in Compostela town in Compostela Valley province, 990 kilometres south of Manila.

A team of police officers raided a suspected drug lair in the village of Osmena but were fired upon by the suspects, triggering a shootout.

One of the suspects lobbed a hand grenade which exploded near the area where the police officers were seeking cover, injuring three officers. (dpa)

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