COTABATO CITY—A month after the Bangsamoro police chief ordered the arrest of suspects in the failed ambush of Lanao del Sur Gov. Mamintal Adiong Jr., the suspected mastermind behind the Feb. 17 attack was killed in a police operation on Wednesday. Col. Robert Daculan, provincial police director, said Oscar Tacmar Capal Gandawali, leader of the Gandawali private armed group, resisted arrest and was killed after engaging police officers in a brief firefight at 3 p.m. in Maguing town. Wounded during clash were Staff Sgt.

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