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Seven marines and at least four militants were killed as troops fought Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines, the military says.Nine other marines and a number of Abu Sayyaf fighters were wounded, a local military commander said.A firefight broke out near the coastal town of Patikul in Sulu province as troops tracked the militants, he said.Abu Sayyaf, an Islamist militant group, has carried out a series of recent kidnappings.Kidnap for ransomMilitary spokesman Brig Gen Domingo Tutaan said the gun battle raged for an hour in a village on the outskirts of Patikul.