Monday, November 2, 2015

NPA rebels harass 2 Army units

From the Philippine News Agency (Nov 2): NPA rebels harass 2 Army units

New People’s Army (NPA) rebels fired at two government camps in Camarines Sur and Camarines Norte on Saturday.

First to be attacked was the detachment of the Philippine Army at Barangay Cuyaoyao, Pioduran, Albay at 7 a.m. Saturday.

An undetermined number of NPA members positioned themselves at about 200 meters away at the eastern portion of the detachment then fired their weapons directly at the facility for about one minute.

The government troops did not retaliate to avoid casualties among civilians living at the vicinity.

No one was harmed during the incident.

Upon receipt of the report, personnel of the Pioduran Municipal Police Station (MPS) led by Police Chief Insp. Marianne l. Fernandez, assistant chief of police, proceeded to the place of incident and conducted an investigation.

The police team recovered from the place where the rebels positioned themselves were one empty shell for M-203 grenade launcher and 64 empty shells for M16 rifle, which it turned over to the personnel of Pioduran MPS for proper disposition.

In the other incident, the 22nd Infantry Battalion, Charlie Company, CAFGU Active Auxiliary (CAA) of the Philippine Army was harassed by about six persons believed to be NPA members who positioned themselves at the distance of about 600 meters northeast of the camp for more or less than 10 minutes.

No one was hurt on the government side.

A team of one Sgt. Rebualos recovered 125 pieces of empty shell of M16 rifle and one empty shell of M203 grenade launcher at the place of the incident.

The items are still in the custody of 22nd IB, Charlie Coy.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=2&sid=&nid=2&rid=822297

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