Police, gang members exchange fire in Pasay

MANILA, Philippines—Alleged members of the Acetylene Gang were caught Tuesday by the police inside a sewer near a bank and a pawnshop in Pasay City.

Radio reports said Philippine National Police Special Weapons and Tactics team responded to the scene where some men went inside a sewer in an attempt to rob either the bank or pawnshop at the corner of Libertad and Colayco streets.

Exchange of fires between th‎e police and gang members was ongoing, said the report.

No other details were available as of this posting.

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