Communist rebels kill 3 soldiers in ambush
11/01/2010Heavily armed communist rebels killed three soldiers when they ambushed a troop patrol securing a government road project in the northern Philippines, the military said yesterday.
Three other soldiers were also wounded in Saturday’s attack by the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Abra province, the military added.
“Pursuit operations against the rebels are ongoing,” said regional army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Loreto Mangundayao.
He said about 20 NPA rebels took part in the attack, and engaged army reinforcements in a clash before being forced to retreat.
The troops were patrolling the area after reports by the local project contractor that the NPA rebels were demanding “revolutionary taxes” for them to complete the highway..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101101hed6.html
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