From GMA News (Oct 1): 5 soldiers hurt in NPA landmine attack in Davao Oriental
Five soldiers were wounded Tuesday morning in a landmine attack perpetrated by
communist New People's Army (NPA) rebels in supposedly "insurgency free" Cateel
town in Davao Oriental.
Capt. Raul Villegas of the Army's 10th Infantry
Division said the government troops were responding to calls from residents of
Barangay Aliwagwag regarding NPA rebels trying to "enter" the
province.
"They want to enter Davao Oriental," Villegas said, referring
to the insurgents. "The people no longer want the NPA so they reported the
presence of the rebels. So immediately, we deployed soldiers to conduct security
operations."
A rebel was killed in the ensuing 30-minute firefight,
Villegas said, adding the insurgents, numbering more or less 25, came from
Compostela valley.
"During the firefight, the rebels exploded a landmine
as they withdrew, leaving behind a dead NPA," he said.
The military
official said the rebels were planning to penetrate Davao Oriental, which has
been declared insurgency free last April.
Villegas said the wounded
soldiers were promptly taken to a nearest hospital for treatment while the body
of the slain rebel was brought by the military to a funeral parlor.
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/328885/news/regions/5-soldiers-hurt-in-npa-landmine-attack-in-davao-oriental
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