A portion of the clash between government troops and Abu Sayyaf fighters was captured on camera by a policeman who was among those who pursued the terrorists in the town of Inabanga in the province of Bohol.

The video uploaded on the Utan Bisaya Facebook page was provided by PO2 Teogenes Dumanayo, a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics unit of the Bohol Provincial Police Office.

The footage shows government troops firing their weapons from behind coconut trees as gunfire continued.

The encounter has claimed the lives of four police and soldiers and 5 suspected terrorists.

Hundreds of residents also fled their homes due to the gunfight.