Three New People's Army (NPA) bandits were killed during an
encounter with troopers from the 69th Infantry Battalion at Purok 7, Barangay
Paradise Embac, Paquibato District, Davao
City
Eastern Mindanao Command public affairs office chief Capt.
Alberto Caber said the clash took place at 12:05 a.m. which also resulted in
the recovery of an M-14 automatic rifle, two unexploded improvised explosive
devices (IEDs) and several backpacks.
No losses were reported among government troops.
Caber said pursuit operations are still ongoing as of this
posting.
Lt. Col. Rodney Intal, 69th Infantry Battalion commander,
said the clash with the rebel force stemmed from the extortion and harassment
complaints of the local residents.
He added that three rebels were immediately killed in the
firefight.
Local residents identified two of the fatalities as Randy
Cornasa and Ruben Inlog, both residents of the same barangay. The third
fatality remained unidentified as of this time.
As of June 14, there were 38 NPA bandits killed and 72
high-powered firearms captured in the Eastern Mindanao
area since Jan. 1 of this year.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=772255
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