Manila, Muharram 26, 1437, Nov 8, 2015, SPA -- Three suspected militants were killed Sunday in a clash with government troops in the southern Philippines, the military said. Three soldiers were also wounded in the fight in Tuburan town, Basilan province, 900 kilometers south of Manila, said Colonel Rolando Bautista, commander of a military anti-terrorism task force. The slain militants included a leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in Basilan, he said. The clash erupted when police officers, backed by soldiers, tried to serve an arrest warrant against Abdul Hassan Tanadjalun, alias Bullet, for kidnapping, dpa reported. --SPA 18:44 LOCAL TIME 15:44 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w