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BUTUAN CITY -- A member of the elite Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) was slain in an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels at a lakeside municipality in Agusan del Norte over the weekend.
A report from the Agusan del Norte Police Provincial Office reaching the regional police headquarters Camp Rafael C. Rodriguez in this city on Monday identified the fatality as Police Officer 3 Eusebio O. Taru, whose body was taken to a funeral homes in Surigao City.
The report said that members of the PNP 1st Special Action Battalion implemented combat “Operation Plan Conquest” at 12:20 p.m. on Saturday in the areas of Sitio Taiwan, Barangay Bangayan, Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte where they encountered an undetermined number of armed group believed to be members of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA).
A 15-minute firefight ensued after which the rebels withdrew toward the southeast direction.
However, PO3 Taru was seriously wounded and died before he could be brought to a hospital, the report added.
Police and military teams are conducting pursuit operations against the fleeing rebels.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/95890/saf-cop-slain-in-encounter-with-npa-rebels-in-agusan-norte
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