The Eastern Mindanao Command on Friday announced that a trooper from its 27th Infantry Battalion was killed during an encounter with extortion teams of the New People's Army (NPA) in Lake Sebu South Cotabato Thursday afternoon.
Capt. Alberto Caber, the command's spokesperson, said the clash took place around 2: 25 p.m. at the boundary of Barangay Ned and Sitio Lambantong, Barangay Lampugon,
He added the soldiers were on routine security patrol when the firefight took place.
One trooper was immediately killed in the exchange of gunfire.
Caber said that pursuit operations are now being conducted against the NPAs.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=616115
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