NPA 'spokesman' admits attack on unarmed policemen jogging in Tadian

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 30): NPA 'spokesman' admits attack on unarmed policemen jogging in Tadian

An alleged spokesman of the New People's Army (NPA) operating in Mountain Province admitted Saturday that it was his group who staged the ambush to some 100 unarmed policemen in training in Cabunagan, Tadian, Mountain Province last Friday.

This was learned from Harley Palangchao, president of the Baguio Correspondents and Broadcasters Club (BCBC). The newsman was able to talk to the alleged communist rebel over the phone and the latter owned up the ambush on police trainees.

The alleged NPA spokesman gave his name to selected mediamen here as one “Magno Udiao” of the “Leonardo Pacsi Command”. The same also admitted carrying out the ambush to several reporters.

Government forces were still on the pursuit of the perpetrators of the ambush.

Last Friday morning, a band of NPA rebels fired upon the policemen who were jogging not so far from their training site. The policemen are members of the Police Regional Office Cordillera (PROCOR).

One policemen was killed and nine were injured. The injured are still being treated at the Luis Hora Memorial Hospital in Bauko, Mountain Province.

PROCOR condemned the treacherous attack of their members who were just wearing their jogging uniforms.

PROCOR discovered not far from the ambush site personal effects of NPA rebels which included a stove.

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