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| 'Shots fired' at Sabah stand-off site in Malaysia | 'Shots fired' at Sabah stand-off site in Malaysia |
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| Shots are reported to have been fired at a village in Malaysia's Sabah province occupied by a Philippines clan which says the land belongs to them. | Shots are reported to have been fired at a village in Malaysia's Sabah province occupied by a Philippines clan which says the land belongs to them. |
| The clan say Malaysian police opened fire on them, but Malaysia's home minister said it was the police which had come under attack. | The clan say Malaysian police opened fire on them, but Malaysia's home minister said it was the police which had come under attack. |
| The group support a Muslim sultan and say the land is historically theirs. | The group support a Muslim sultan and say the land is historically theirs. |
| They set up camp in Lahad Datu, on the island of Borneo, just over two weeks ago. | They set up camp in Lahad Datu, on the island of Borneo, just over two weeks ago. |
| Malaysian police have so far not commented on the incident. | Malaysian police have so far not commented on the incident. |
| Malaysia and the Philippines had agreed the stand-off would be ended peacefully, but the occupation has heightened tensions between the two countries over the ownership of Sabah. | Malaysia and the Philippines had agreed the stand-off would be ended peacefully, but the occupation has heightened tensions between the two countries over the ownership of Sabah. |
| Agbimuddin Kiram, who is the younger brother of the Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III and is in the village, told a Philippines radio station that police had surrounded them early on Friday and opened fire. | Agbimuddin Kiram, who is the younger brother of the Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram III and is in the village, told a Philippines radio station that police had surrounded them early on Friday and opened fire. |
| "They are here, they entered our area so we have to defend ourselves. There's shooting already," he told Manila-based DZBB radio. | "They are here, they entered our area so we have to defend ourselves. There's shooting already," he told Manila-based DZBB radio. |
| "We're surrounded. We will defend ourselves," he said, adding that there were casualties on the clan's side, but without giving details. | "We're surrounded. We will defend ourselves," he said, adding that there were casualties on the clan's side, but without giving details. |
| A spokesman for Malaysia's ambassador to the Philippines said he had spoken to Filipino Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario about the incident. | A spokesman for Malaysia's ambassador to the Philippines said he had spoken to Filipino Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario about the incident. |
| "The official told the secretary that there was firing in Lahad Datu earlier but there were no casualties and the firing has already stopped," Raul Hernandez told the Philippines' ABS-CBN News. | |
| A spokesman for Philippines President Benigno Aquino told Reuters that warning shots had been fired when members of the group tried to breach a security cordon. | A spokesman for Philippines President Benigno Aquino told Reuters that warning shots had been fired when members of the group tried to breach a security cordon. |
| But a message was posted on the Facebook page of Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein saying: "I confirm that our security forces have not taken a single shot but were shot at 10am this morning!" | But a message was posted on the Facebook page of Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein saying: "I confirm that our security forces have not taken a single shot but were shot at 10am this morning!" |
| The clan, numbering more than 100 people including at least 30 carrying arms, call themselves the Royal Army of Sulu and say they sailed to Sabah with the sultan's blessing. | The clan, numbering more than 100 people including at least 30 carrying arms, call themselves the Royal Army of Sulu and say they sailed to Sabah with the sultan's blessing. |
| The village they are occupying formed part of the Sulu Sultanate - which once spread over several southern Philippine islands as well as parts of Borneo - before it was designated a British protectorate in the 1800s. | The village they are occupying formed part of the Sulu Sultanate - which once spread over several southern Philippine islands as well as parts of Borneo - before it was designated a British protectorate in the 1800s. |
| Sabah became part of Malaysia in 1963, and the country still pays a token rent to the Sulu Sultanate each year. | Sabah became part of Malaysia in 1963, and the country still pays a token rent to the Sulu Sultanate each year. |
| Earlier this week, President Aquino urged the sultan to call an end to the "foolhardy act", warning the group would face "the full force of the law" to achieve justice. | Earlier this week, President Aquino urged the sultan to call an end to the "foolhardy act", warning the group would face "the full force of the law" to achieve justice. |
| "This is a situation that cannot persist," Mr Aquino said in a televised address. "If you are truly the leader of your people, you should be one with us in ordering your followers to return home peacefully." | "This is a situation that cannot persist," Mr Aquino said in a televised address. "If you are truly the leader of your people, you should be one with us in ordering your followers to return home peacefully." |