Troopers foil NPA attack in Mis. Or.

From Malaya (May 20): Troopers foil NPA attack in Mis. Or.

GOVERNMENT troops preempted what they said was a plan by the New People’s Army rebels to attack a police outpost in Salay town in Misamis Oriental.

Maj. Leo Bongosia, spokesman of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division, said Army soldiers were deployed to conduct combat operation after receiving intelligence information about the rebel plan.

The soldiers caught up with about 20 rebels in Sitio Tongon, Tingaan village at around 4:20 p.m. Saturday. A 10-minute firefight ensued.

No casualty was reported on either side.

Soldiers recovered at the scene a cal. 45 pistol, a rifle scope, magazines for AK 47, M14 and M16 rifles, assorted ammunition, four cellphones, and documents.

Also found were assorted medicine, cooking paraphernalia, five pairs of rain boots, two pairs of slippers, dry cell batteries, five kilos of rice, and canned goods.

“The military received information on the rebels’ plan to harass a PNP outpost in Barangay Dampil, of same town…Yes, we preempted that,” said Bongosia.

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