Seven soldiers suffered shrapnel injuries after they were hit by a landmine explosion in village in Compostela Valley on Tuesday morning.
Military authorities believed that members of the communist New People's Army were behind the explosion in Sitio Lantaan, Barangay Napnapan, Pantukan, Compostela Valley.
Capt. Alberto Caber, public affairs chief of the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom), said the wounded soldiers were members of the 104th Division Reconnaissance Company (DRC). The victims were airlifted by two combat helicopters have been brought to a military hospital inside Camp Panacan Station, he said.
“(The explosives) were laid by the NPAs in a trail…Tuesday early morning,” he said.
A police report said the troops led by 1Lt. Marvin Liel Gammad were in combat operation when one of them tripped the wire of an “improvised explosive device” resulted in the explosion at around 1:30 a.m.
Aside from Gammad, those wounded were Sgt. Nacion and Private First Class Dumagat, Palmera, Cabag, Viron and Yula, according to the report. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, Eastmincom commander, has ordered an investigation. “The use of landmine is a violation of the provisions of the Comprehensive Agreement on Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian law,” he said.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/69953/7-soldiers-hurt-in-landmine-explosion-in-compostela-valley
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