DAVAO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 21, 2013) – Communist rebels on Monday ambushed a military truck in the southern Philippines and killing at least 8 soldiers and militias, a military spokesman said.
Army Captain Alberto Caber, of the Eastern Mindanao Command, said New People Army rebels detonated a landmine as the truck was passing the village of Caridad in North Cotabato’s Tulunan town.
“The troops were transporting salaries of government militias when the attack occurred. We condemned this attack and the continued use of landmines by NPA rebels which is illegal and banned around the world,” Caber told the regional newspaper Mindanao Examiner.
He said Lieutenant General Ricardo Rainier Cruz III, the regional military chief, has ordered troops to pursue the attackers.
The NPA did not give any statement about the latest attack, but it previously warned the government of fresh offensives in the southern region.
The rebels are fighting for a separate communist state in the country. (Mindanao Examiner)
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