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A suspected Abu Sayyaf sub-commander had been killed in Tawau in the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia.
The alleged terrorist leader has been identified as Nurhassan Jamiri.
Nurhassan was killed in a firefight with police at 3:20 pm last Tuesday.
The clash occured inside a plantation a kilometer away from a main road.
The firefight lasted for about four minutes.
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Police are trying to identify Nurhassan's two other companions who also died in the encounter.
Nurhassan, who was based in Basilan, was reportedly involved in a bus explosion that killed 5 victims in Manila in 2011.
He was also said to be among the abductors of an Australian.
He was also said to have fought in the Marawi siege.
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