From the Philippine News Agency (Oct 7, 2020): Cop, 4 civilians hurt in Samar NPA attack (By Sarwell Meniano)
AMBUSHED. The police vehicle and passenger van which were hit by two landmines planted by rebels in Jiabong, Samar. The explosion on Wednesday (Oct. 7, 2020) wounded a police officer and four civilians. (Photo courtesy of Romyette Verdeflor)
A police officer and four civillians were injured when suspected members of the New People’s Army (NPA) sprang an ambush and detonated two landmines along a major highway in Jiabong, Samar Wednesday morning.
Injured was Patrolman Ace Denver Aharuddin who suffered three gunshot wounds on his waistline, according to initial reports reaching the Philippine National Police regional office here.
The landmines that targeted a patrol car of the Pinabacdao police station also hurt the four passengers of a van passing at the major highway in Tagbayaon village that links Samar and Leyte provinces.
The civilians onboard a passenger van were identified as driver Reynaldo Calipis, 51; and his passengers, Elma Geli, 58; and teachers Erixon Gacumo, 33; and Realy del Rio, 22; all residents of Villareal, Samar.
The passenger van was tailing the police car heading to Catbalogan City when two roadside bombs exploded around 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Operatives of police mobile force company launched a pursuit operation against the fleeing perpetrators while police stations were directed to be vigilant and establish checkpoints within their respective areas.
Last May, four improvised explosive devices were recovered in a foiled ambush attempt by NPA rebels along the national highway also in Jiabong town.
Last year, two employees of a car manufacturer also survived a landmine attack when their vehicle was mistaken for a police patrol car as they were passing the same town.
In December 2015, government troops and two female staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on board two trucks coming from relief operations in Northern Samar during the onslaught of Typhoon "Nona" (Melor) were ambushed by armed rebels also in Jiabong town.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1117759
Injured was Patrolman Ace Denver Aharuddin who suffered three gunshot wounds on his waistline, according to initial reports reaching the Philippine National Police regional office here.
The landmines that targeted a patrol car of the Pinabacdao police station also hurt the four passengers of a van passing at the major highway in Tagbayaon village that links Samar and Leyte provinces.
The civilians onboard a passenger van were identified as driver Reynaldo Calipis, 51; and his passengers, Elma Geli, 58; and teachers Erixon Gacumo, 33; and Realy del Rio, 22; all residents of Villareal, Samar.
The passenger van was tailing the police car heading to Catbalogan City when two roadside bombs exploded around 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
Operatives of police mobile force company launched a pursuit operation against the fleeing perpetrators while police stations were directed to be vigilant and establish checkpoints within their respective areas.
Last May, four improvised explosive devices were recovered in a foiled ambush attempt by NPA rebels along the national highway also in Jiabong town.
Last year, two employees of a car manufacturer also survived a landmine attack when their vehicle was mistaken for a police patrol car as they were passing the same town.
In December 2015, government troops and two female staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on board two trucks coming from relief operations in Northern Samar during the onslaught of Typhoon "Nona" (Melor) were ambushed by armed rebels also in Jiabong town.
https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1117759
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