A trooper from the 73rd Infantry Battalion was hurt during a
New People's Army (NPA) improvised explosive device (IED) attack in Saranggani
Wednesday afternoon.
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10th Infantry Division public affairs
office chief, said the incident took place 5:30 p.m. at Sitio New Canaan,
Barangay Pagasa, Alabel town as government troopers were checking for NPA-laid
landmines.
While this, an IED suddenly exploded, wounding one of the
soldiers.
“Fortunately, our troops strictly followed our SOP in
clearing an area of land mines, thus avoiding serious injuries on our soldiers.
Our troops did not want any civilians to be victimized by the wanton laying of
land mines by the NPAs," said 73rd Infantry Battalion commander Lt. Col.
Ronnie Babac.
It can be recalled that two innocent civilians were hurt by
an IED attack of the NPA last March 24 in Sitio Totoy, Barangay San Jose,
Monkayo, Compostela
Province
Marcelyn Domecillo, 12 years old and her grandmother,
Rosalia Andaya were both wounded during the IED attack.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=812981
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