LUCENA CITY—Two Army soldiers were killed and another was wounded in a clash with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Quezon province on Friday (Feb. 5), the second to occur in the same vicinity in Catanuan town in just over six hours.
The Army’s 201st Infantry Brigade operating in Quezon reported on its Facebook pageonFriday nightthat two soldiers were killed while another was wounded during a clash with communist guerrillas fleeing the village of San Roque past 11 a.m.
The military said the rebels also suffered an undetermined number of casualties.
“We are saddened by the loss of our troops but we salute their bravery and heroism,” said Brig. Gen….
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