3 soldiers dead, 1 hurt in clash with NPA rebels in Surigao Sur

From the Daily Tribune (Jun 5): 3 soldiers dead, 1 hurt in clash with NPA rebels in Surigao Sur

Three government troops were killed while another one was wounded during a clash with communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Surigao del Sur province yesterday.

Brig. Gen. Ricardo Visaya, general officer-in-charge of the Army’s 4th Infantry Division (ID), said that elements of the 29th Infantry Battalion (IB) were on patrol operations along Sitio Buhisan in San Agustin at around 9:50 a.m. when the firefight erupted.

Visaya said that the operating troops noticed the presence of more or less 30 NPA rebels in the encampment, sparking an intense firefight.

However, at the height of the firefight, the troops, while maneuvering, hit a landmine, killing three of them while another one was wounded.

“The troops hit a training camp,” Visaya said.

Visaya added that additional troops were inserted in the encounter site to conduct scouring operations in the area.

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