Google Earth map of Josefina town in Zamboanga del Sur province in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner)
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 23, 2011) – Suspected communist rebels torched construction trucks owned by a private company working on an infrastructure site in Zamboanga del Sur province in the southern Philippines, police and military said Friday.
Authorities blamed the attack on the New People’s Army which is fighting for a separate Maoist state in the country. It said the attack occurred late Thursday in Josefina town.
There were no reports of casualties and police said extortion could be the motive for the attack.
No individual or group claimed responsibility for the raid, but the NPA is actively operating in the province. (Mindanao Examiner)
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