Three New People's Army (NPA) fighters were killed along
with a trooper from the 60th Infantry Battalion during a series of encounters
in Davao Del Norte and Compostela
Valley Wednesday
afternoon.
Capt. Rhyan Batchar, 10th Infantry Division public affairs
office chief, said the first encounter took place at 1:55 p.m. at Sitio Booy,
Barangay Pinamuno, San Isidro ,
Davao Del Norte.
During the two-hour exchange of fires, two NPAs were killed
along with one government trooper whose identity is being withheld pending
notification of his next-of-kin.
Batchar said military units also recovered two improvised
explosive devices (IED), a 200-meter length of detonating cord, blasting caps,
subversive documents, a cellphone, and some personal belongings, along with the
bodies of the fallen rebels.
In the second clash that took place 2:50 p.m. at Sitio
Tugpahan, Barangay Imelda, Laak, Compostela
Valley , pursuing troops
recovered three M-16 automatic rifles and another IED.
In the third encounter in Sitio Booy which took place 5: 50
p.m., another rebel was killed while a AK-47 automatic rifle was recovered by
government troops securing the area.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=886715
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