Troopers kill suspected lawless element in Compostela Valley

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 20): Troopers kill suspected lawless element in Compostela Valley

Troopers from the 71st Infantry Battalion, a field unit of the 10th Infantry Division, have killed a suspected member of a lawless group during an encounter in Pantukan, Compostela Valley Province on Wednesday morning.

Wounded in the 9:00 a.m. clash in Sitio Sapang Tinaw, Barangay Tibagon in Pantukan was an Army trooper who was not identified.

Capt. Raul Villegas, 10th Infantry Division deputy spokesperson, said soldiers tried to save the severely wounded man. Apparently, the lawless element was abandoned by his companions but took the latter's automatic rifle.

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