Five troopers from the Army's 81st Infantry Battalion were
killed and six others wounded after being ambushed by lawless elements in
Barangay Legleg, Quirino town, Ilocos Sur Thursday night.
The incident took place 7 p.m., 7th Infantry Division
spokesperson Capt. Mark Anthony Ruelos, said in a message to the PNA.
He added that troopers, along with their police
counterparts, were headed back to their headquarters,after conducting law
enforcement operations, when ambushed by an estimated 30 gunmen.
The soldiers were aboard a KM-450 truck when fired upon.
Five troopers were immediately killed in the firefight while
another six were wounded.
Ruelos said that all of the slain troopers were enlisted
personnel.
Pursuit operations are now ongoing.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=739648
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