A soldier and a civilian driver were killed during a New
People's Army (NPA) ambush in Pantukan, Compostela Valley
The incident took place around 8 a.m., 10th Infantry
Battalion public affairs office chief 1st Lt. Alexandre Cabales said.
He added the slain trooper is a member of the 71st Infantry
Battalion's peace and development team deployed in Sitio Panganason.
Cabales said the victims along with another soldier -- who
survived the ambush unscathed -- were aboard a "habal-habal" headed
for Sitio Lumanggang, Barangay Kingking when fired upon by an undetermined
number of rebels affiliated with the NPA's Guerilla Front 2.
The soldier and the civilian driver died on the spot while
the other trooper was saved by the timely arrival of reinforcing military
units.
Pursuit operations against the fleeing rebel band are now
ongoing.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=810105
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