Boy hit by stray bullet in Marawi City

A six-year-old boy was hit by a stray bullet in Marawi City on Saturday amid the clashes between government troops and Islamic State-linked Maute group.

Radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reported that an M-16 bullet grazed the back of the child.

Gatus reported that the child was watching TV with his family when he was hit by the stray bullet.

The report said that GMA News' reporter Chino Gaston immediately gave the victim a first aid treatment.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday said that as of June 29, a total of 44 civilians have been confirmed killed by the Maute group.

The government side has lost 82 men while a total of 303 Maute group members have been killed in the ongoing conflict. —Marlly Rome C. Bondoc/ALG, GMA News