Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Rebel killed in Northern Samar clash

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 9): Rebel killed in Northern Samar clash

A New People's Army (NPA) fighter was killed during a clash with 81st Division Reconnaissance Company troopers on "focus military operations" at Sitio Cabangahan, Barangay Mckinley, Catarman town, Northern Samar Monday afternoon.

The said unit is under the operational control of the 63rd Infantry Battalion commanded by Lt. Col. Carmelito T. Pangatungan.

Pangatungan said that the firefight took place at 2:25 p.m.

He said that his men were conducting operations in the locality when they chanced upon a NPA team passing by, triggering a brief battle, killing one rebel and scattering the others without losses to the government side.

Aside from the slain NPA fighter, the government forces recovered an AK-47 automatic rifle and assorted ammunition at the scene of the encounter.

The slain rebel was handed to Barangay Mckinley officials for identification and burial.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=770278

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