Suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) rebel group
ambushed on Friday morning government trucks being used to transport relief
goods for victims of typhoon "Nona" in Samar
provinces.
Initial reports said the ambush took place around 7:30 a.m.
between Madalunot and Pahug villages in Pinabacdao town which is about 49
kilometers from this city. At least two soldiers were wounded from the attack.
Trucks were carrying 32 soldiers from 546 Engineering
Battalion and 81st Division Reconnaisance Company based in this city. The
troops were heading to Tacloban after delivering relief goods in eastern Samar on Thursday.
Capt. Isagani Viernes, spokesman of the Philippine Army’s
8th Infantry Division said the three trucks are scheduled to pick up more
relief goods in Tacloban on Friday.
The Philippine Army is still gathering more details on the
incident.
The military has already sent a reinforcement team from the
87th Infantry Battalion based in Calbiga, Samar
to the ambush site.
“The NPAs are continuously and deliberately conduct
atrocities like ambuscades against our troops who are only doing their job to
assist in Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Response (HADR) Operations, secure
peace and share the Christmas spirit,” Viernes said.
The official, however, assured that the attack will not
hamper the ongoing HADR operations to help typhoon "Nona" victims in
Samar, Northern Samar, and Eastern Samar
provinces.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=839342
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