Troopers
from the 79th Infantry Battalion conducting routine and patrol missions have
shot and killed two New People's Army (NPA) fighters, capturing one wounded
rebel and seizing five high-powered firearms during an encounter in Sitio
Makasakasa, Barangay Balayong, Pamplona
Lt.
Col. Harold Anthony Pascua, 79th Infantry Battalion commander, said the
firefight took place around 7:30 a.m.
He
added that his men were patrolling the area when they meet five armed rebels,
triggering a 20-minute firefight.
Two
of the NPAs were quickly killed while the remaining three retreated and ditched
their weapons.
Recovered
were five M-16 automatic rifle including one with a M-203 grenade launcher.
Pascua
added that some personal items of the fleeing rebels were captured.
Pursuit
operations resulted in the capture of one ranking wounded NPA leader, whose
identity is being withheld, for medical and security reasons.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=632093
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