Four people, including a police officer and a civilian, were
hurt after 15 New People's Army (NPA) rebels attacked elements of the 42nd
Infantry Battalion early morning Tuesday.
The incident took place in Barangay Cawayan, Libmanan town,
Camarines Sur at 5: 48 a.m., Southern Luzon Command spokesperson Major Angelo
Guzman said.
He added that troopers of the 42nd Infantry Battalion along
with their police counterparts were conducting routine security patrols when
fired upon by the rebel force.
The encounter lasted for some 20 minutes and resulted in the
wounding of two troopers, one police officer and a civilian with an
undetermined number of the rebels.
Also captured were three M-16 rifles and four jungle packs
with documents of high intelligence value.
Pursuit operations are still ongoing.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=760875
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