Five
soldiers were hurt in two separate encounters with government troops and
communist rebels
On
Thursday (May 1) morning, four soldiers were injured when a landmine exploded
at Sitio Bentu-in, Barangay Fatima, Paquibato District, this city.
Military
reports from the Eastern Command identified the wounded soldiers as Sgt. James
Cabang, PFC Rommel Castillo, PFC Ben Mondero, and PFC Emmanuel Sebastian, all
members of the 69th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army operating in
Paquibato District.
Reports
said that at around 7 a.m., government troops were responding on information
regarding the presence of an armed group at the boundary of Paquibato District
and Calinan District, this city.
But
on their way, the government troops sighted members of the New People's Army
(NPA) which resulted in an armed confrontation between the two groups.
The
gunfight which lasted at least 20 minutes, also reportedly resulted in a number
of casualties on the side of the NPAs but, authorities are still confirming the
report.
Meanwhile,
another armed encounter between the government troops belonging to the Army’s
27th IB and NPAs also occurred in Maitum, Saranggani Province
The
incident resulted in the wounding of another soldier whose identity has yet to
be released as of press time. A member of the NPA was reportedly killed.
The
NPAs have not yet issued a statement on these two incidents.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=640055
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