Army, Rebels Trade Cease-Fire Violation Charges

December 29 2010

Philippines

The Philippine army and the communist New People's Army (NPA) have traded accusations of violations of a two-week-old cease-fire, Business World (Quezon City) reports.

The military checkpoints on the highway leading to San Agustin town in Surigao del Sur violate the cease-fire, said a spokesman for the NPA.

Installing checkpoints was a "desperate attempt" to prevent people from joining a celebration marking the 42nd anniversary of the founding of the communist movement, he...

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