Troopers from the 10th Infantry Division are now pursuing a
New People's Army (NPA) band who detonated two improvised explosive devices
(IEDs) near the hangar of a banana plantation in Compostela Valley
The incident took place at 11 p.m. at the DOLE banana
plantation in Poblacion Maragusan, Compostela
Valley
The blast occurred near the bridge leading to the hangar
airstrip, he added.
No one was reported injured but the Cessna sprayer aircraft
sustained minor blast damage.
"Troops immediately proceeded at the blast site and
secured the area. The Army's 25th Infantry Battalion has already launched
pursuit operations against the perpetrators believed to be from the NPA's Front
27," Lacambra said.
Extortion by the NPA is believed to be the motive behind the
incident.
Meanwhile, Major Gen. Eduardo M. Año, 10th Infantry Division
commander, condemned the attack and ordered ground units to intensify close
coordination with local government officials, police stations and company
security officers.
"These CPP-NPA's banditry attacks against civilian
entities which are non-military targets will not go unpunished," he added.
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