2 soldiers killed in simultaneous NPA attacks in Leyte

From InterAksyon (Dec 7): 2 soldiers killed in simultaneous NPA attacks in Leyte

The New People's Army staged simultaneous attacks in Leyte province Thursday night, leaving two soldiers dead and four other persons, including a civilian, wounded. Captain Dranreb Canto, public information officer of the 802nd Brigade, said the rebels first attacked the base of 78th Infantry Battalion’s Alpha Company in Barangay Antipolo, Albuera town at 7:50 p.m., wounding civilian Edgar Borinaga. Ten minutes after, another group of about 10 rebels attacked troops providing security to members of the Army's Bayanihan Team in Barangay Rubas, Jaro town. It was in the Jaro attack that the two soldiers died. Three other soldiers were wounded. The Army is withholding the names of the soldiers pending notification of their families. On November 30, a soldier was killed and two others were wounded when a unit of the 78th Infantry Battalion was ambushed by rebels in Sitio Calingatnan, Barangay San Pedro, Albuera, Leyte.

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