Two soldiers were killed and 8 more wounded in a landmine
explosion set off by communist rebels in the southern Philippine province of Surigao del Sur
Officials said the blast, which occurred in the village of Caromata
The wounded soldiers were members of the 4th Field
Artillery Regiment and 41st Division Reconnaissance Company under the command
of the 4th Infantry
Division.
Brigadier General Leandro Loyao III, commander of the
Artillery Regiment, condemned the New People’s Army rebels for their continued
use of landmines, especially during the observance of the Lenten season.
“It is very clear under the provisions of the Comprehensive
Respect for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law that landmines are
banned, while the artillery follows an internationally recognized doctrine,” he
said.
He said the premature detonation of landmines, which are
usually planted by rebels on roadsides and near civilian houses where
patrolling troops pass, had killed innocent people in the past.
The NPA has been waging a separatist war for many decades
now in an effort to topple the democratic government and install a Maoist state.
http://www.mindanaoexaminer.net/2015/04/landmine-explosion-kills-2-soldiers-in.html
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