CAMP S.K. PENDATUN, May 1 -- Police authorities in Lanao del Sur said they have launched a manhunt against five gunmen who ambushed and killed three militiamen in a predawn attack on Tuesday in the Lanao del Sur town of Marogong.

"The manhunt operation is ongoing with the help of the Army in the area," said Lt. Col. Alanaid Moner, Lanao del Sur police information officer, in a report on Wednesday.

Moner identified the slain members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) in an attack in Sitio East Village as Richard Dorano, Aljon Claver, and Gino Sacare, all of Barangay Marogong East.

Three other wounded militiamen are hospitalized in Marawi City as of posting.

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