Saturday, May 16, 2015

Missing trooper in Samar ambush found

From the Philippine News Agency (May 16): Missing trooper in Samar ambush found

The soldier from the 87th Infantry Battalion, earlier reported missing after he and five other companions were ambushed by still unknown armed men in San Jose De Buan, Samar, has been finally located.

This was disclosed by 8th Infantry Division public affairs office chief Major Amado Gutierrez Saturday.

The missing trooper was wounded, he added.

Earlier, two troopers from the 87th Infantry Battalion were killed while another one was wounded after they were ambushed by a still unidentified armed group in Paranas town, Samar Friday.

Two were immediately killed while two others, including the soldier reported missing, were wounded.

The remaining two managed to make a clean getaway.

Gutierrez said the soldiers had just finished buying supplies in Catbalogan City and were on the way back to their camp in San Jose De Buan when were fired upon by the suspects.

"They were all in civilian clothes and unarmed at the time of the attack because they went 'marketing,'" he said.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=762419

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