THREE soldiers were killed while another one was seriously wounded in a landmine ambush during a firefight against New People’s Army (NPA) rebels early Monday morning in Sitio Santa Lucia, Barangay Maninila, Calamig, Albay.
Maj. Angelo Guzman, spokesman of the Army’s 9th Infantry Division, said the incident happened at around 8:30 a.m.
“A squad of 9 soldiers was conducting foot patrol when landmines exploded which was followed by a volume of fire from the enemy,” Guzman said.
The ambushed soldiers were members of the 2nd Infantry Battalion.
Guzman said although the soldiers were pinned down, they were able to fire back and extricate themselves from the killing zone, leaving the soldier-fatalities.
“One K3 Squad Automatic Weapon [South Korean-made] and t2o M16 rifles were lost to the NPA,” Guzman said.
Guzman said they would release soon the names of the casualties pending notification of their families.
Peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines had been stalled since 2012.
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