MANILA, Philippines — An Army private was killed in an encounter
between military forces and New People’s Army rebels in Kibalabag
village in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon Monday afternoon, the military said
Tuesday.
Colonel Leopoldo Galon of the Eastern Mindanao Command said the
troops under a certain First Lieutenant Galope encountered about 20
rebels at around 4:30 p.m.
An Army corporal was also injured in the 10-minute firefight.
Meanwhile, the slain soldier, whose name was withheld until his kin
were notified, sustained fatal gunshot wounds on his right chest, Galon
said.
Casualties on the enemy side were not yet determined, he added.
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Frances Mangosing |
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