MANILA, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Two criminal suspects have been killed and four police officers wounded in a shootout in the Philippine capital, police said Friday.
Police Brigadier General Arnold Thomas Ibay of the Manila Police District told reporters that a shootout broke out Thursday night when the criminal suspects allegedly opened fire at law enforcers serving an arrest warrant at a hideout in Tondo, a district in Manila City.
The suspects reportedly attempted to escape by jumping out of a window but were pursued by the police team, resulting in a gunfight that killed the two suspects.
The four police officers sustained gunshot wounds in the legs and hand.
Ibay said that the criminals were allegedly involved in drug trafficking, gun-for-hire activities, and illegal drugs. ■
