Government security forces killed a suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) after several minutes of firefight Sunday morning in Barangay Dumorog, Esperanza, Masbate. Maj. Angelo Guzman, spokesman of the 9th Infantry Division, said the encounter between an 8-man team of rebels and a section of soldiers of the Charlie Company of the 9th Infantry Battalion started at around 7 a.m. “The rebels left behind one of their dead comrade. Some of them were also wounded during the firefight,” Guzman said. Led by 2Lt. Bahnarin Camsa, the soldiers went to the target place Saturday night after receiving information about the presence of rebels in the area. The soldiers also recovered an M16 rifle, 1 Caliber .38 revolver and 5 improvised anti-personnel mines from the bandits. “No one was hurt among the soldiers who figured in the clash. Our unit was still trying to identify the rebel fatality,” Guzman said.
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Suspected rebel dies in clash with Army men in Masbate
From Rappler (Dec 9): Suspected rebel dies in clash with Army men in Masbate
Government security forces killed a suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) after several minutes of firefight Sunday morning in Barangay Dumorog, Esperanza, Masbate. Maj. Angelo Guzman, spokesman of the 9th Infantry Division, said the encounter between an 8-man team of rebels and a section of soldiers of the Charlie Company of the 9th Infantry Battalion started at around 7 a.m. “The rebels left behind one of their dead comrade. Some of them were also wounded during the firefight,” Guzman said. Led by 2Lt. Bahnarin Camsa, the soldiers went to the target place Saturday night after receiving information about the presence of rebels in the area. The soldiers also recovered an M16 rifle, 1 Caliber .38 revolver and 5 improvised anti-personnel mines from the bandits. “No one was hurt among the soldiers who figured in the clash. Our unit was still trying to identify the rebel fatality,” Guzman said.
Government security forces killed a suspected member of the New People’s Army (NPA) after several minutes of firefight Sunday morning in Barangay Dumorog, Esperanza, Masbate. Maj. Angelo Guzman, spokesman of the 9th Infantry Division, said the encounter between an 8-man team of rebels and a section of soldiers of the Charlie Company of the 9th Infantry Battalion started at around 7 a.m. “The rebels left behind one of their dead comrade. Some of them were also wounded during the firefight,” Guzman said. Led by 2Lt. Bahnarin Camsa, the soldiers went to the target place Saturday night after receiving information about the presence of rebels in the area. The soldiers also recovered an M16 rifle, 1 Caliber .38 revolver and 5 improvised anti-personnel mines from the bandits. “No one was hurt among the soldiers who figured in the clash. Our unit was still trying to identify the rebel fatality,” Guzman said.
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