Friday, July 15, 2022

Military: 3 alleged NPA bombers killed in Samar operation

From GMA News Online (Jul 15, 2022): Military: 3 alleged NPA bombers killed in Samar operation (By JOVILAND RITA)



The military said three alleged communist New People’s Army (NPA) bombers were killed during a Wednesday pursuit operation in San Jorge, Samar.

The military said three alleged communist New People’s Army (NPA) bombers were killed during a Wednesday pursuit operation in San Jorge, Samar.

In a Friday statement, Joint Task Force (JTF) Storm said the three unidentified fatalities—two males and one female—were killed as the military hunted down the culprits of a July 5 explosion in Northern Samar, where seven soldiers were hurt.

JTF Storm spokesperson Captain Ryan Layug said the alleged NPA rebels belonged to Platoon Yakal of SRC Browser, which the military had been tracking from Northern Samar southwards to Samar province.

On July 8, soldiers and rebels had an encounter in an uninhabited area in San Jorge. Another encounter occurred in a forested area near Barangay Libertad in the same town on July 13 around noon.

Troops from 801st Infantry Brigade recovered three M16 rifles, one AK47, and a shotgun from the encounter sites, the military said.


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Anti-personnel mines, election campaign materials, and notes were also recovered near the bodies of the deceased rebels.

“Due to the difficulties in the terrain and the poor weather conditions, the cadavers were already in the stage of decomposition when airlifted and brought to the police for examination by the Scene of the Crime Operatives,” the military said.

“The cadavers were then buried as advised by the San Jorge Municipal Health Office,” it added. 

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/838265/military-3-alleged-npa-bombers-killed-in-samar-operation/story/

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