LOPEZ, Quezon- Two NPA rebels were killed in a shootout with Army troops
here at 7:50am today.
A 9-man
squad of soldiers belonging to the 85th Infantry Battalion was conducting
security patrol in Sitio Delmark, Sta Catalina village when they encountered
unspecified number of communist rebels.
The running gunbattled that ensued
lasted about 30 mins, after which the rebels scampered away to different directions with their wounded comrades.
Two dead
rebels were found by the soldiers along with two M16 assault rifles and
subversive documents.
No one
was hurt among the soldiers who figured in the clash. Pursuit operations have
been launched against the remnants of the armed rebels.
The dead bandits were brought to the
village officials for identification purposes.
The Army has continuously received complaints
from the local residents about the extortion activities of the notorious NPA
bandits in the area.
Soldiers are deployed both for
security operations and the peace and development missions of the Army in the
far-flung villages here.
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