MANILA, Philippines - Marines killed a suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit in a clash in Sulu before dawn Friday.

Maj. Gen. Benjamin Dolorfino, Armed Forces' Western Mindanao Command chief, said Marine troops encountered a group of bandits in Barangay Tubig-Parang in Indanan town around 5:40 a.m..

Dolorfino said Marines were able to recover the body of the slain bandit. The body has been brought to a military camp in Sulu.

He said Marines were pursuing the remaining bandits. With a report from Leila Vicente, ABS-CBN Zamboanga