Tuesday, March 7, 2017

4 police officers killed, 1 hurt in ambush in Davao del Sur town

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 8): 4 police officers killed, 1 hurt in ambush in Davao del Sur town

Some four policemen were killed and another wounded in an ambush by still unidentified armed men in Barangay Sibayan, Bansalan, Davao del Sur around 7:40 a.m. on Wednesday.

Police Regional Office X1 Chief Supt. Manuel Gaerlan said names of the victims have been withheld until families of the victims are informed of the incident.

Police said the team left Digos police station for Sibayan at around 6:30 a.m. on board a patrol car to respond to a report from Barangay Captain Eddie Dicdican about a murder case.

The route was initially cleared, prompting the police team to proceed to the area.

Based on the report, a member of the SOCO team managed to call by phone while firing was going on.

The ambush happened about a hundred meters from the scene of the murder.

As of this posting, the police are still conducting investigation of the incident.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=969948

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