Two New People's Army (NPA) fighters were killed while four
M-16 automatic rifles were seized as troopers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion
captured a rebel camp in Bato, Camarines Sur Wednesday afternoon.
Southern Luzon Command spokesperson Lt. Col. Angelo Guzman
said the clash took place 12:50 p.m. at the vicinity of Barangay San Isidro of
the above-mentioned locality.
He added government security troops were on patrol when they
encountered an estimated 10 rebels which led to a 20-minute firefight.
Two NPAs were seen to fall during the gunbattle, with one
rebel dead, recovered by Army troops.
Pursuit soldiers also recovered four M-16s in the encounter
scene along with five combat packs, a laptop and several subversive documents.
Guzman said the rebels were on a temporary encampment when
troops made the attack.
He stressed further said that IEDs were laid as perimeter
defense of the rebels.
No losses were reported on the government side.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=853644
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