The
Eastern Mindanao Command on Friday denied reports being spread by the New
People's Army (NPA) that nine soldiers of 103rd Division Reconnaissance Company
were killed following a clash with their fighters in Quezon, Bukidnon Thursday
afternoon.
"The
claim of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-NPA that nine soldiers
were killed in an encounter is a lie," said Capt. Alberto Caber, the
command spokesman.
While
admitting that an encounter did took place around 4:30 p.m. Thursday with an
estimated 30 NPA fighters, he said that only four soldiers were wounded in the
encounter.
Caber
said the troopers were on routine security mission when they encountered the
communist rebels in the vicinity of Sitio Lucat, Barangay Cawayan, Quezon,
Bukidnon.
"The
soldiers were on security patrol to protect the people and its communities from
the NPA harassment and extortion activities (when fired upon)," he added.
Pursuit
operations are still ongoing as of press time.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=666346
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