Two New People's Army ((NPA) fighters were killed and two high-powered weapons seized during a clash between the 36th Infantry Battalion with with the communist rebels in the hinterlands of Sitio Togopon, Barangay Hinapuyan, Carmen town Surigao Del Sur Friday morning.
The firefight took place around 9:15 a.m. Seized were a M-16 and an AK-47 automatic rifles, 4th Infantry Division spokesperson Major Christian Uy said.
He added that their troopers were conducting routine security patrols in the area, in wake of reports that the rebels were extorting money from local residents, when the former chanced upon five NPA fighters.
A 10-minute firefight erupted and resulted in the death of the two rebels and captured of the two weapons.
Civilians have seen some of the surviving NPAs carrying their wounded comrades.
Aside from the weapons, also seized were assorted ammunition and subversive documents with high intelligence value.
Pursuing operations were still ongoing as of this posting.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=686494
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