Two members of the 61st Infantry Battalion were wounded
during a clash with suspected New People's Army (NPA) fighters at Barangay
Tacayan, Tapaz town, Capiz Sunday morning.
Major Ray Tiongson, 3rd Infantry Division spokesman, said
the incident took place 6 a.m.
He added that the 61st Infantry Battalion was conducting
peace and development activities in the locality when fired upon by 10 armed
rebels.
The exchange of gunfire lasted for five minutes and resulted
in the wounding of Cpl. Niel Lagat and Pvt. Raymund De Juan.
The wounded soldiers were immediately airlifted and brought
to Camp Peralta Station
Hospital
Tiongson said that some rebels were wounded in the encounter
and this was confirmed by blood trails in the NPAs' withdrawal route.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=748993
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