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| Flag of the Sulu Sultanate |
A firefight broke out between the two groups, leaving at least two dead, with some sources saying as many as ten.
Four people were injured and multiple arrests were made.
Raja Muda Adbimuddin Kiram, the crown prince of the Sultanate, was apparently present, but managed to safely escape.
It began two weeks ago when two hundred armed Filipinos traveled by boat to Malaysia's part of Borneo.
They claim to be descendants of the former Sulu sultanate, which controlled the area from 1457-1917.
Among their demands are an increase in the money Malaysia pays the displaced descendants of the sultanate.
Malaysian troops quickly surrounded them and would not let anyone in or out of the area.
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