December 2016 file photo of NPAs in marching drill. Suspected NPA rebels overran an Army detachment in Davao on Saturday, taking 18 high-powered firearms, among others. INTERAKSYON.COM
More than 60 suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) overran an Army detachment Saturday, seizing 19 high-powered firearms, thousands of ammunition and four hand grenades in Paquibato district in Davao City.
A report from the Eastern Mindanao Command (Eastmincom) said Sunday the rebels from the Pulang Bagani Command 1 of the Southern Mindanao Regional Committee led by a certain alias Jinggoy mounted the lighting attack against the detachment of the 72nd Infantry Battalion.
The soldiers and militiamen, outnumbered, fled the area.
Two Hueys (UH-1H) were deployed by the Tactical Operations Group (TOG) of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to provide air support to ground troops sent to hunt the rebels.
The NPAs' haul included: one M-16 rifle with 13 magazines and 375 ammos; nine M-14 rifles with 45 magazines and 1,000 ammos; nine Garand rifles with 100 clips and 715 ammos, and four hand grenades.
http://interaksyon.com/article/126563/npa-raids-army-detachment-in-davao-seizes-18-high-powered-guns
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