Manila, Shawwal 11, 1439, Jun 25, 2018, SPA -- A Philippine army commander said troops killed six policemen and wounded nine others whom they mistakenly thought were guerrillas in the country's central hinterlands. Maj. Gen. Raul Farnacio said an army platoon that had been waging a counterinsurgency operation for six days stumbled upon a group of policemen on Monday in a remote village in Samar province and the two sides traded gunfire, AP reported. Farnacio said an investigation into the "unfortunate incident" is underway. --SPA 20:34 LOCAL TIME 17:34 GMT 0034 www.spa.gov.sa/w708048