A REBEL and a civilian were killed during an encounter between the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sitio Boay-Boay, Barangay Basak, Magpet, North Cotabato at 4:40 a.m. yesterday.
Capt. Daniel Tapang, civil military operations officer of 39th Infantry Battalion, said the encounter lasted about an hour and resulted in the death of the rebel and the civilian who was caught in the crossfire. However, Tapang said authorities were still establishing the identities of the two.
The encounter took place as the soldiers were conducting a blocking operation.
Soldiers recovered a M16 rifle, 11 improvised explosive devices, six cellular phones, backpacks and medical kits.
Tapang said days before the encounter, the military received reports that there were men asking for food. This prompted the military to launch an operation.
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