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He said the group of NPA rebels that figured in the clash was believed to be involved in the ambush-slay of a soldier from the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion last June 14 in the neighboring town of San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur.
PAGADIAN CITY,
Zamboanga del Sur, June 28 (PNA) -- Combined military and police forces have
captured two New People’s Army rebels following a clash in the hinterlands of
Zamboanga del Sur, a military official announced Saturday.
Army’s First Infantry
Division Public Affairs Officer-in-Charge Capt. Franco Suelto identified the
captured NPA rebels as Wilfredo Dalumos alias Ka Nick and Ka Tong-Tong and
Edgar Candilansa.
Suelto said they were
captured Friday afternoon in Sitio Sagpang, Barangay Datagan, Guipos, Zamboanga
del Sur.
Suelto said the clash
ensued when the troops returned fire after they were fired upon by the NPA
rebels.
He said the group of NPA rebels that figured in the clash was believed to be involved in the ambush-slay of a soldier from the Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion last June 14 in the neighboring town of San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur.
He said the captured
NPA rebels were taken to the police provincial headquarters for further
investigation and eventual filing of cases against them.(PNA)
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