Four New People's Army (NPA) rebels were killed and five high-powered firearms were seized during a clash with the troops of the 26th Infantry Battalion in San Luis town, Agusan Del Sur Saturday morning.
The encounter took place at 7:50 a.m. in Sitio Kihingay,
Barangay San Pedro where government troops were responding to reports that
around 30 NPAs, under one Commander Antoy of Guerilla Front 88, were extorting
food and other provisions from the residents.
The same NPA group had accepted responsibility earlier for
the massacre of the Bucalas family in Zilovia of Talacogon in May this year
where a pregnant family member was among those killed.
In the ensuing clash, four rebels were killed while three
AK-47s, two M-16 rifles, two ICOM radios, 20 bag packs and subversive documents
were recovered.
No one was reported killed nor hurt in the government side.
All the odies of the slain rebels were recovered.
Col. Cristobal N. Zaragoza, 401st Infantry Brigade commander,
ordered the operating troops to conduct pursuit operations and continue
scouring the encounter area for the treatment of possible wounded NPAs.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=915802
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