Monday, September 16, 2013

Pursuing Army troops recovered armaments from fleeing NPAs

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 16): Pursuing Army troops recovered armaments from fleeing NPAs

Pursuing Army troopers recovered armaments left by the NPAs as they fled in haste from the encounter site after an encounter over the weekend at a remote town of Agusan del Sur.

Reports from Agusan del Sur Police Office reaching the regional police headquarters here Monday said that the Philippine Army's Bravo Team of the 26th Infantry Battalion led by 1Lt. Israel Soquereta while in a combat operation encountered an undetermined number of rebels 4:18 p.m. Saturday in Sitio Kilangkog, Brgy. Sabud in Loreto, Agusan del Sur. According to Loreto Police that the encounter site is 60 kilometers from the town proper.

A firefight ensued for about 40-minutes where the rebels accordingly suffered a drawback and fled in haste from the site of the encounter. The pursuing troopers led by Lt. Soquerata recovered some armaments consisting of an AK47 Rifle with a magazine and three live ammunitions, 1/4 kilo of ammonium sulfate, a VHF Handheld Radio, 10 pieces of assorted cellular phone chargers, 2 pieces of 12 volt wet cell battery and 2 emergency lights.

No casualties were suffered by the government troopers. Police stations in adjacent places were instructed to conduct checkpoints and alerted of possible individuals who will be admitted in the hospitals or medical clinics under their areas for gunshot wound treatments.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=566242

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