Philippine journalists wounded in suspected militant attack

The journalists worked for the state-owned television National Broadcasting Network. They suffered splinter wounds but were not seriously injured, according to the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines. A photographer employed by the Office of the Press Secretary also suffered injuries, the union said. The journalists were briefly treated at a hospital after being hit by metal debris, The Associated Press reported.

The news team was on its way back to Zamboanga City after covering a flag-raising ceremony in an Abu Sayyaf camp and were flying low due to bad weather when militants opened fire. The helicopter pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a village in Lamitan municipality, according to the union.