CATBALOGAN CITY, Samar, May 1 -- At least two
members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed when they attacked an army
detachment in remote Hilumot village in San Jose de Buan, Samar Monday dawn.
Lt. Cherry M. Junia, chief of the Army’s 8th
Infantry Division public affairs office, said the foiled attack staged by a
group of rebels around 5:00 a.m. has resulted to the killing of communist
rebels and recovery of high powered firearms.
“Five were reported wounded-in-action on the
government side while the communist rebels suffered an undetermined number of
wounded. The troops also recovered one AK47 rifle and two handheld radios,”
Junia said.
Troops are still scouring the area. Other
detachments to include municipal police stations were alerted for probable
similar attacks.
Major Gen. Raul M. Farnacio, commander of the
Army’s 8th Infantry Division , lauded his troops for a job well done and for
successfully defending their detachment and dedicating their lives in the
accomplishment of the mission.
Samar is known to be one of the hotbeds of armed
rebels in the country. Several encounters between the army and NPA have been
reported in Samar in the past years.(Sarwell Q. Meniano/PNA)
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