[onlohh]

This is my first post, so don't be mad if it's not perfect.

Police in the Philippines killed 13 members of a criminal gang in a shootout on Sunday, the third violent incident within days amid widespread calls for stricter gun controls.

The battle erupted after gunmen in two vehicles tried to smash through a police checkpoint near the town of Atimonan, according to the national police headquarters’ operations centre.

A police statement said one senior police officer was wounded and taken to hospital, and 10 firearms were recovered from the gang members, including an M16 assault rifle.

Provincial police chief senior superintendent Val de Leon said the road block was put up following a tip-off from a police informant that the gang was to pass through the area on the way to Manila “to make a major hit”.

“The information we received came from a very reliable informer, and this is a big accomplishment,” de Leon said.

He said the army had also been told of the operation, and that some military personnel helped man the check point.

“We made sure that all escape routes are sealed,” de Leon said.

He said that as soon as troops and police flagged down the first vehicle, the gunmen aboard started shooting at them.

The initial burst of gunfire wounded superintendent Hansel Manahan, the police officer in charge of the operation in the town 173 kilometres southeast of Manila.

The incident occurred two days after a drug-crazed former village official went on a shooting rampage, killing seven people and wounding 12 others, some of whom have life-threatening injuries.

Rolando Bae was himself killed in a subsequent shootout with police. "http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1121408/13-suspected-gang-members-killed-philippine-shootout"

[LiVe By NiGhT 976]

Would be nice to see the video
GET TO THE CHOPPER!!!!

[Pyramid_Head]

Damn, they had NO chance!

[Sharon]

More senseless violence and death.

[Sharon]

Great first post btw However in future, please save images to your pc then upload them to the site. That way, your post won't be ruined if the source site/article vanishes - your image will go with it I'm unable to do this for you at present as I'm away from my pc.

[BrianBear5150]

Wow, the Phils are getting rough!

[mrsandman187]

back home, we call that getting chopped up!

[Faline]

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Mitsubishis

[-agent47-]

Another pic of the shootout