Islamic terrorists storm Philippine jail....

And free many more terrorists....

Dozens of suspected Islamic militants broke through a concrete wall and barged into a jail in the volatile southern Philippines on Sunday, freeing 31 inmates in a nighttime attack that sparked a gun battle in which two people were killed, officials said.

Vice Governor Al Rasheed Sakalahul of Basilan island said about 30 heavily armed men cut through padlocks with bolt cutters after destroying the wall at the provincial jail in Isabela city to free several detained Muslim guerrillas, adding that other inmates also dashed to freedom.

The daring assault sparked a brief clash that killed one attacker and a jail guard, he said.

At least 31 inmates escaped, including suspected militants from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a large Muslim rebel group engaged in peace talks with the government, and the smaller but more violent Abu Sayyaf group, which has been linked to al-Qaeda, regional military commander Major-General Benjamin Dolorfino said.