From the Philippine News Agency (Feb 16): Four troopers wounded in landmine blast
in Isabela
Four soldiers from the 5th Infantry Division's 86 Infantry Battalion were
wounded after a New People's Army (NPA) detonated a landmine in Barangay Ibujan,
San Mariano, Isabela during an encounter with the rebels Friday morning.
Col. Loreto C. Magundayao, Jr., 5th Infantry Division spokesperson, said that
their operatives were conducting routine security patrols in the area in
preparation for the coming May mid-term elections and to prevent the NPAs from
conducting extortion activities when they encountered the rebel group around 1
a.m.
He added that the NPAs then detonated a landmine and opened fire on their men
for 30 minutes before making their escape after sustaining an undetermined
number of casualtiess in the return fire.
Pursuit operations are still ongoing.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=498118
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