Senior Superintendent Akmad Mamalinta, director of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police, said they were certain the suspects were after Senior Police Officer 4 Kurais Tambugao, who was one of those killed.
The family of Tambugao, police chief in Tuburan, Lanao del Sur, is locked in a feud with another influential Maranaw clan in Malabang. — John Unson