Two suspected New People's Army rebels were killed following a clash with government security forces in Agusan del Sur Friday, a regional military commander said.
Citing field reports, Maj. Gen. Ricardo Visaya, commander of the Army's 4th Infantry Division around 11 a.m., patrolling members of the 8th Infantry Battalion engaged about 20 rebels in Barangay Binicalan in San Luis town.
Visaya said the firefight left two insurgents dead with no reported government casualties.
The operating troops also recovered eight high-powered firearms: four AK47 rifes, two M16 rifes, an M203 grenade launcher and an AR15 rifle.
The troops have been pursuing the insurgents since Wednesday after receiving information from local residents of the group's extortion activities in the area.
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