Philippine airstrike kills 11 soldiers in 'friendly fire' incident by on May 31, 2017, 11:29 PM  MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine military official says an air force airstrike killed 11 soldiers and wounded seven others in "friendly fire" as government forces struggled to rout the remaining Islamic extremists who laid a siege in a southern city for a week.
Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said Thursday a Marchetti S-211 jet was on a bombing run over militant positions in Marawi city Wednesday when one bomb hit an army position locked in close-range combat with the extremists. Padilla says the plane made three successful bombing runs before the wayward bombing happened. He added the military has ordered an investigation. SEE ALSO: Trump told Philippines' Duterte the US Navy had 2 'nuclear submarines' near North Korea
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