Four troopers from the Army's 68th Infantry Battalion were killed along with one New People's Army (NPA) rebel following an encounter in
The encounter stemmed from rebel efforts to torch heavy
equipment on an ongoing road construction project around 5:00 a.m. at Sitio
Salinguton, Barangay Magkalungay, San
Fernando
At the time of the rebel attack, troopers from the 68th
Infantry Battalion were on routine security patrol along the Barangay
Bacnotan-Halapitan roadnet when informed by concerned civilians of the large
NPA presence in the area.
Lacambra said the rebels detonated a landmine after spotting
the responding soldiers, triggering a heavy firefight which lasted for 30
minutes.
Four of the heavily outnumbered soldiers and one rebel were
killed in the ensuing gun battle.
The names of the fallen soldiers were not revealed pending
notification of their next-of-kin.
Lacambra said the NPAs immediately retreated leaving their
slain companion. Soldiers recovered one M-653 automatic rifle.
Reinforcing government troopers also recovered dozens of
backpacks and other war materiel.
Pursuit operations are ongoing.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=712417
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