Army Blames NPA For Fatal Ambush
July 28 2015
Communist rebels in the Philippines have killed three soldiers in an ambush, says the military, as reported by the Indo-Asian News Service.
Rebels with the New People's Army (NPA) detonated explosives and then fired at a military convoy Monday night in Kalinga province, said an army official.
The 30-man unit had been investigating reports of NPA rebels in the area and was returning to base when it was ambushed, according to the army spokesman.
The gunfight is said to have...
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