Sunday, June 5, 2016

Cop killed, 2 others wounded in NPA ambush in Masbate town

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 5): Cop killed, 2 others wounded in NPA ambush in Masbate town

A policeman died while two fellow policemen suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds in an ambush staged by New People's Army rebels at Barangay Lagta, Baleno, Masbate at about 5:40 a.m. Sunday.

PO2 Jack Brondial died on the spot when he was hit in the head by a shrapnel coming from an improvised explosive device set off by the rebels while PO1 Warren Amistoso and PO1 Rex Baldemoro suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds.

Senior Insp. Ma. Luisa Calubaquib, Police Regional Office 5 information officer, said the Baleno Municipal Police Station received a report at about 5:30 a.m. about a dead man along the national highway in Barangay Gangao, Baleno town.

After conducting an investigation on the dead body, the three police officers returned to their station but upon reaching Barangay Lagta, the rebels, waiting in an ambush position, set the improvised bomb off while the Toyota Hi-lux patrol car of the BMPS was passing by.

The rebels then peppered the vehicle with bullets, causing its driver to lose control over it until it hit a concrete wall near the road, about 120 meters from the explosion spot.

The law enforcers engaged the rebels in a 10-minute firefight until a reinforcement from the Masbate Police Provincial Office, Philippine National Police Special Action Force, Provincial Public Safety Company and Regional Special Operation Task Group came.

The arrival of the reinforcing officers forced the dissidents to withdraw towards a mountainous area in the direction of Aroroy, Masbate.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=892067

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