Saturday, December 1, 2012

2 NPA fighters killed in Catanduanes encounter

From GMANews (Dec 1): Police: 2 NPA fighters killed in Catanduanes encounter

Two alleged members of the New People's Army were killed in an encounter with soldiers of the Philippine Army at about 11:30 a.m. in Catanduanes, a police report said Saturday. Bicol Region Philippine National Police spokesman Supt. Renato Bataller said the firefight that killed two communist guerrillas lasted for ten minutes. He said the incident took place in Barangay Calatagan when soldiers on combat patrol chanced upon a group of armed rebels. The rebels withdrew and left behind two bodies of their slain comrades, Battaler said, adding that the soldiers recovered in the area an M16 rifle, 1 M653 baby Armalite, and 1 M14 rifle.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/284618/news/regions/police-2-npa-fighters-killed-in-catanduanes-encounter?ref=section_latest

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